Day 608 – South America – Chile [Rio Bueno to Paillacos]

20/12/21

42km

  From Rio Bueno (Chile) to Paillacos (Chile)

South America

Beautiful countryside run, sunny and bright, nature in full bloom.. what a treat!

Country road, sunny skies, happy feet

Sunrises have always been a staple of the world run. I have witnessed and posted sunrises almost every day on my blog. I have not seen one since starting the South America crossing! It seems evert morning starts with a very grey sky and chilly temperature, around 10 Celsius. Then the clouds clear up and the sky appears around mid day, when the sun is already quite high. And as you can imagine, it gets hot very quickly.

Apple and water delivered by bike – a well served break!


Last night elections results were in favor of the 35 y-o Boric, the young leftist who fought with all his might against a much older Pinochet admirer. How strange to imagine that so soon after the Pinochet regime ended (31 years ago) with all the brutalities, tortures and suppression of freedoms that the dictatorship entailed – that almost a majority of Chilean people were ready to give the regime another go… When I think of Chile under the Pinochet regime I always think of that poignant song by Belgian singer Julos Beaucarne, titled « Letter to Kissinger » – which paid homage to Victor Jara. A dissident, a poet and a musician, who was tortured to death in a stadium (now renamed the « Victor Jara stadium » in Santiago de Chile).

My support on the road, on his bike, James


Anyway, thanks god we’re not back to that regime… The run today was beautiful. Country roads, nature in full bloom, eating cherries from the trees, laying down for a rest in a grass. I finished the run on a country road near Paillacos. Due to the paucity of accommodation in the vicinity, we spend the night further up north in Los Lagos. There will be more driving tomorrow to ferry me back to my start point. Kuddos to James who not only drives the distance every day, but also rides and support me with water and apples supplies! I am being spoiled…

Enjoy the video of today’s run: https://www.relive.cc/view/vRO7VM93PKv

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Here is the map of today’s run: