09:20 -- Treated to an aero press coffee! Nice!
10:20 -- Willie Nelson serenades us with the mandatory first song of the day for any road trip - "On The Road Again"
11:20 -- 4000' of altitude and still working our way up to the top of Volcan Villarica when we pass a man whose truck is stuck. Babe to the rescue.
11:50 -- Nearly needing rescue ourselves, Babe has a basketball sized volcanic rock wedged into her wheel base followed by a three wheeled attempt at getting through a rut. We decide to walk the rest of the way to check out the views from the volcano.
Babe...just about to lift off!
13:15 -- Back down to sea level from our 5500' ascent and back on pavement after a rocky ride.
14:50 -- A spa visit for Babe! Un cambio de aceite.
16:00 -- A big sigh of relief! My seat on the bus to Mendoza on April 1st from Santiago is sorted. $40 by bus beats the fares of $400 I was seeing online for flights!
17:35 -- Driving north on highway 5 and laughing at the confused expressions on everyone's faces as Babe's driver isn't in the left seat! Of course many people are probably wondering about the blue pair of 'truck nuts' too!!! I love watching peoples' faces light up when I smile and wave to them as we drive past.
18:30 -- A late lunch or early dinner in Mulchen. A break from Babe was required as we still have 411km to go and temperatures inside have reached 45'C in the cab. Why is today the hottest day without a cloud in the sky? Ugh!
19:45 -- The GPS just switched to the night setting. The sun is low on the horizon. Speedometer reads 80km/h and we have 329km left. We knew what we were in for today but it was worth it to stay a bit longer in some of the gem-spots we've found along the way!
21:45 -- Chilling in Chillan at the Copec station. When we were finished our evening snack/wifi break, spent mostly trying to find a hotel in Santiago for tomorrow night, we looked at our food tray and were disgusted at all the junk we'd mindlessly consumed. Groan! It's a road trip requirement I guess.
22:50 -- The trance music comes on as we push on.
23:05 -- I can't keep my eyes open.
23:15 -- Can't those remaining kilometres just melt away???
01:35 -- Tent up at the side of a dirt road just off Ruta 5. So tired!
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