We continued
our drive to Chaiten. Stopped at a 12 k walk and as there was a bit
of sunshine decided on at least starting the walk. It was a great
walk through lots of wet drippy bush. It started to rain after 1.5
hours so we headed back to EC.
One of the interesting birds we saw was the wood pecker. A funny looking bird with a tuft of hair and very large feet.
Drove on a bit
further and saw another walk this one up to Volcan Chaiten. This
volcano erupted in 2008 May 2 after 9000 years of dormancy. A group
of 3 hitchhikers were having lunch then going up. We decided tomorrow
would be a good idea for the walk
Camped for the night
on the beach at Santa Barbara. The dolphins were in working the fish
by the beach. We gather it is a regular occurrence
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