December 18, 2022
Camping Doña Dora
Our wildcamp next to the orange bridge was a nice find and a nice ending to a tough day. Yesterday's ride hadn't been as physically tiring as much as an unpleasant experience but even so, we both felt it was simply part of the experience, possibly an essential part.
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Today's ride started with the climb out of the Rio Ibáñez valley followed by a gentle climb until dropping down to the Rio Murto. Even though the staff at the tourist office in Villa Cerro Castillo were adamant that no road works were taking place, we were stopped for a short while at the twenty kilometer marl while some maintenance was being done.
A few kilometers later we started the descent down to the Rio Murto. The first abandoned house is at the bottom of the descent and we stopped here for an extended lunch. We camped here three years ago because the second abandoned house a few kilometers further on, where we had camped five years ago, had become out of bounds. The first abandoned house has become an informal casa de ciclistas and successive cycle tourists seem to have continued to spruce it up and make it more pleasant for the cyclists that come after them.
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After lunch the last seventeen kilometers to Camping Dona Dora passed quickly and easily, helped by the westerly wind being funneled southwards down the valley and so becoming a tailwind for us.
We are the only two folk in the campground tonight and so we have taken the liberty of storing the bicycles in the quincho for the night to give them a break from the light rain that has been falling since early afternoon.
A short ride to Puerto Tranqillo is on the cards for tomorrow.
Today's ride: 47 km (29 miles)
Total: 4,778 km (2,967 miles)
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