Talca, Chile - the second bit

And off we went again continuing South – we stopped to have a picnic of more tuna & meat sandwiches – tastefully arranged on the bonnet of our swish car! He he. We drove on and finally came to a very nice backpacker lodge. The little dorms/rooms were so cosy that we all decided to stay for maybe two nights. We shared a dorm between the four of us and headed to the supermarket to stock up on more ingredients for sandwiches! We had one of our great evenings of chit chat, beer, wine & sandwiches. The next morning we went off gallivanting to try to find a fantastic lake (it was on the map) for our picnic (of more sandwiches! )

We had a bit of difficulty finding it though but we drove through some incredible scenery, stopping for picture opportunities and little strolls & wee breaks.
We finally found what was the lake. Only it had dried out a bit, the lake was substantially smaller than what it usually is. We abandoned the car and carried our picnic over to the edge of the lake. But as we got nearer, the ground was getting muddier and muddier and places to sit were becoming sparse! We were all covered in mud, so we trekked back to the car and tried to eat lunch on the wall. But it was invaded by wasps. Loads of them!

We escaped them and bundled back into the car. We decided to head back to our backpacker haven and have a few drinks and play some competitive ping pong. We had a great night.