1426 At terminal. After huge dithering got a too-good-to-be-true price of 18900 for cama to Santiago overnight Tuesday. Was wondering if was rushing north a bit but quick look at guidebook suggests Concepcion while possibly nice is not amazing and I'd have to go somewhere else too to arrive Santiago at weekend and anyway booked now. Some other companies charging 30k for cama, Tur-Bus something like 46k. I guess you get what you pay for. Will book accommodation tonight but not going to rush back now as seemed plenty last night.
Maybe won't be great but was dithering about going semicama to save money so wtf. One company did clasico for 13k but wasn't feeling that economically minded. (They did say all buses over 6h have a toilet when I asked if they had one, I think it's a legal requirement.)
Woke up feeling OK on 930/10ish alarms but snoozed and drowsed like a bastard and didn't get up til got 1pm. Sigh. I honestly think the snoozing is a killer, it just means I have broken awkward sleep for hours, I should snooze for thirty minutes or an hour. Anyway. Bit of a waste of the day but not end of world. Don't think alcohol was a significant factor.
Let's head over to town and book up a river tour for tomorrow.
2024 At some bar on Esmeralda for "pollo a lo rico" (they do bife a lo rico), which is basically lomo a lo pobre by a different name but with chicken (I decided not to have beef). Oddly hacked off. Having 709ml bottle Miller 4.7% with it.
Booked river tour, all in Spanish but I sort of got lost yet managed it, went for the one mentioned in guide book as had no idea what they might all involve.
Walked across bridge to Isla Teja and went to two of the museums (not the art oneand then walked to the other bridge on far side, doubling back once halfway over that bridge. Skyped parents - it's because of Ziggy, but getting sick to death of having to get back to hotel before 9pm every day to do that - and booked accommodation for Santiago and now come out. Want/need to do laundry but didn't do it as wanted to get out. Prob have beer or two now am out, whereas if not forced back earlier would prob have had dinner on way back and stayed in.
It is fucking noisy in here with the TVs.
2130 Got bill, 6k, making it 6600. Fairly cheap I suppose. Slightly torn about having another but seems bad idea on multiple grounds, let's go home and do washing and surf a bit. Can always go out for a few beers tomorrow night, and then there's Santiago.
2252 Back at hotel a while, done laundry. Went to Feria Fluvial earlier also, saw seafood etc market, bought some fruit there. Didn't see any signs of sealions despite what guidebook says.
0140 Finally going to bed. Forgot I hadn't moved photos off camera SD card and was nearly full and needed space for tomorrow and I still haven't picked any to upload from that lot it can wait til tomorrow night and fuck me does everything seem like a huge fucking chore.
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