Tuesday 21st October – Vicuna to Pan d´Azucar
We left the tranquil campsite in Vicuna and continued to head North. The roads continued to be stunning and the views down over the West coast of Chile were amazing. We were headed to one of the many National Parks in Chile, Parque Nationale Pan d´Azucar. The literal translation of the name is sugar loaf, named after an island a little way off the coast which hosts marine wildlife including penguins and sealions.
When we eventually arrived at Pan d´Azucar it was the evening and we thought we may have missed the office opening hours. Fortunately a woman arrived and said that there were cabanas available. She got in the four by four and drove with us to the most idyllic setting. The park itself was dry with rocky outcrops, vast sand beaches and headlands. The cabana was one of two, the other was vacant, and was basically on the beach looking out to sea. There were lots of birds and the sunset down over the glittering sea was beautiful.
After a light dinner we had an earlyish night.