Ferry to Puerto Chacabucco, Puerto Aysen and eventually Coyhaique

This was the route our ferry was going to take from Puerto Montt to Puerto Chacabucco



In Puerto Montt after being afraid we had missed the boat we finally figured out that we had to check in at the office and made it onto the boat. We waited an hour or so before setting sail along the coast past miles of mountain scenery.































We shared a cabin with a Chilean lady and her Mum and also the little grandson Thomas.



In the morning it was a lot more overcast and misty than the night before. We had slept well in our little bunks though and had breakfast provided which was nice.











When we arrived in Puerto Chacabucco we still had no idea where were going to stay or how we were going to get to Puerto Aysen or Coyhaique. We had to wait for ages for our bags which were handed out using the ridiculous system of one man calling out the number on each bag and waiting for someone from the crowd of 40 people to have the corresponding ticket. It was really quite frustrating as everyone would have been able to recognise there bag if they just put them in a pile.

Anyway whilst Jodie was doing a good job staying patient and retrieving our bags I managed to spot a bus to Puerto Aysen and get us two seats. So when my bag eventually emerged and we grabbed it we were able to hop on the bus and travel to Puerto Aysen. From there where we thought we would have to stay we founf there was a bus at 9:30 pm to Coyhaique. (in 25 minutes). So we got on this bus and arrived by 10:30 in Coyhaique which we didn´t think would be possible. We walked around to try and find a hostel but by 11pm we resorted to staying in a hotel oin the main street. We had got to Coyhaique the day before Christmas Eve!