Last night we
planned the next 4 or 5 days.
To catch the ferry from either Castro or Quellon across the channel to Chaiten.
We discovered in Castro that only passenger Ferry’s left from there. So another 90 k’s down to Quellon.
We were directed to the office by the guard at the ferry ramp. No the ferry’s were not running as there are issues with the local fisherman.
What we understood out of our conversation is that the fishermen from Melinka, an island 40k’s south of Chiloe, and one of the ferry’s ports of call, were bringing their fish to Quellon and selling it. Hence upsetting the local Quellon fisherman.
So until that dispute is settled no ferry’s. Last year it took 3 weeks for the same dispute to be settled.
To catch the ferry from either Castro or Quellon across the channel to Chaiten.
We discovered in Castro that only passenger Ferry’s left from there. So another 90 k’s down to Quellon.
We were directed to the office by the guard at the ferry ramp. No the ferry’s were not running as there are issues with the local fisherman.
What we understood out of our conversation is that the fishermen from Melinka, an island 40k’s south of Chiloe, and one of the ferry’s ports of call, were bringing their fish to Quellon and selling it. Hence upsetting the local Quellon fisherman.
So until that dispute is settled no ferry’s. Last year it took 3 weeks for the same dispute to be settled.
We did however managed to buy a
small grease gun and grease and a can of silicon spray, the little
shop had just about anything but sadly not a wet suit…..
So much for forward planning....
So much for forward planning....
We left town with a
sad face and found a campsite for the night.