Hi, Jo,
Thanks for saying Hi. I'm currently in Cabrero, east of Conception. I'm following map guidance given to be by Tomas at Ride-Chile.com, just wandering and seeking fun rides. Yesterday was magnificent twisties and beachfront ripio along the Pacific coast. My more street-oriented tires are not made for deep sand, however, and I did get several scares in the day.
I'm going to hang out in this cute little town another night. Then, I am thinking of going over to Laguna del Laja, as the owners of this hospedaje say it is lovely. From there, continue south along Ruta 5 and take in whatever nice sights, aguas thermales, and wine bodegas that I happen to come across.
Hope to see you out in the Chilean wilderness.
Oh, and on the topic of weather, I have been on the road for six weeks, now, in Chile and central Argentina. It has been perfect blue skies every day. Not a drop of rain. I crossed Paso Los Libertadores twice: first time was late in teh afternoon and we got snowed on (but it didn't stick so the road was fine). Second time was just cool and dry. Perfect riding weather all around. Sunscreen mandatory. As Jo said above, definitely some high winds in Argentina.
Mike
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