Zelma’s Trip

We left the campsite and headed to Fray Jorge which we had not been able to access the previous evening. After the obligatory chat to the ranger to give the ridiculous number of details from name to occupation to shoe size, we headed into the park. We stopped at an information centre before heading up to the place where there was a marked walk. The drive in itself was quite something, particularly at the top where there was complete cloud cover. Fray Jorge has a micro climate having continual cloud, thus rather different vegetation and wildlife to other areas in Chile. The walk was amazing and there were some really interesting plants and birds.

After Fray Jorge we headed to La Campana via lunch in a posada. When we finally arrived at the park a random local told us that you could camp in the park, despite the fact that the office was closed. We decided to take a look although were very nearly put off by the quality of the road and the low hanging branches of several trees. I needed the toilet and decided to take the opportunity to check out the driving and camping situation. We decided to carry on and were so glad we did as the campsite was absolutely deserted and stunning wtih views across palm forests into spectacular mountains.