November 1: Another rest day in Chaitén

The rain showed up at sunrise, a serious deluge with some severe wind to go with it. I'm very, very glad I'm taking two days off not one: the next section is 50km of gravel to Caleta Gonzalo where the ferry departs at 1230. If I'd had to ride there this morning I'd have heavy rain and a strong headwind, on a gravel road with a hard deadline.

The weather forecast for tomorrow is much more welcoming, fortunately - it should be only the gravel road and the hard deadline! Hope it's accurate.

Since the weather was miserable today I didn't go out much. It's also All Saints' Day (possibly "The Day of the Dead") and it's a serious holiday in this town: no cafes or bakeries open, and the mercardos are on strange reduced hours. I got bread rolls from one, and cheese and salami from another: that's lunch for today and tomorrow.

So a quiet one! There's more to tell, but it's late and I have an early start.