After a 22 hour bus ride Wednesday into Thursday, I boarded another bus from Coyhaique to Valley Chacabuco, Enrada Baker Crossing, the entryway to the estancia, where I´d be spending the next 3 weeks.
This bus ride was smoother, and far shorter at just over 7 hours. I was dropped off in a beautiful valley, adjacent to the chacabuco river, a thing strip of striking turquoise. Within 15 minutes, James, Pablo and Abel arrived in a truck to pick me up. A bumpy 10 minutes later and we had arrived at the estancia. A series of original and very old buildings that housed administration, the casino (what the call the cafeteria here) and the workers quarters. Although I´d get a bad that first night, we´d be tents the rest of the time.
James, a lanky but athletic redhead, eminated confidence. It was as if James was the younger brother of the two chilean workers, sharing inside jokes while listening to music from a cell phone the entire ride back. James has been here for a month and half and plans to stay for 6 months as an intern. He´s obviously had no problem fitting in here, with his confident but laid back style. After a quick tour and a short hike around the property, it was dinner time.
Until Friday I had made it over a week in chile eating fish just a few times, but tonight I was served a mound of potatoes with peas and carrots and a chicken leg. The chicken juices flavored the potatos quite nicely, I must admit, but I handed the leg to james...he is on the last hole of his belt and needs the food more than I do.
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