We spent some time using the Internet this morning. A bit slow
maybe we need a different provider other than moviestar.
Just above our camp, on the
road there was a dump truck and front end loader working and a bit
further on a grader was doing what he could with the bony road. Not
much dirt to work with….We popped out on the main road for 200 meters and turned back into the same yellow road but this time it had a gate and rules no shooting, no camping, no fishing. We went through the gate and drove along a track which was not well used at all.
A beautiful flatish area at about
2000m alt with green small plains. The road was fenced in and the
plains were farmed. After the road met with a track to a village it
became more road like. We stopped for lunch on a flat expanse of rock
with a view. Quite warm, about 35۫ C.We dropped down into Villa Cura Brochero and did a little supermarket shopping. Lots of people around, holidays have started. We crossed a bridge and noticed lots of beaches so turned towards it. As we got to the beach there were guys collecting money for parking and hundres of cars, we turned tail.
Next river, car parking attendants asking us to park but we kept driving. While crossing the ford we had to miss children and dogs. People everywhere at least 4-500. We certainly were not stopping. Our chance of a quiet camp was looking grim. But john pulled one out of his hat, along past the museum was a rough track which we followed to a small quiet creek. A few houses but I think unoccupied. We sat in the shallow water and allowed the fish to nibble our feet. It is still 35۫ C but cooling by the river. Tomorrow will be hotter.