We drove into
futaleufu and got a map and some info about walks from the info
centre. The man needed to register us and asked among other things
our age and how long we’d be in town. Well John replied depends on
the information you give us abut the walks
A very cold morning
of 2 degrees. After finding the first photocopy shop closed, we got
directions to another. We drove to that one as I was getting cold.
With the photocopies
done ready for the border we drove out to the parque headquarters to
go for a walk up to a look out. The lookout, as most are, was up a
5.6k’s 3 hours walk with 350 vertical metres. The first lookout was Mirador El Piedrero and the second was Mirador El Condor.
By the time I got back to the beginning I had rather tired and sore
knees
We then drove up
another road hoping to find a nice view for the night. Wasn’t to
be. But it was a beautiful drive up in the hills with the odd hut
visible. A lot of wood collection obviously goes on here. We drove
off the end of the map and continued for a while. The road was very
rough with potholes. Just as we decided to turn back we came across a
SWB tip truck full of wood. It wasn’t bogged but had no
traction on the left rear wheel. However they declined our help and
we headed back to the River to camp on the opposite side to last
night and a bit closer to Town. We had internet so I could
communicate with my siblings Re: the sale of the Hutton Estate.
This section of the
river Espolon had a branch in the middle and it had a noise like a
yacht slicing through the calm sea.