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Frank RR mostly SOBO 5.5 days Nov & Jan 2023-2024

3. I got the bus from Punta Arenas rural terminal to Rio Perez (the last stop) & walked back 44KM to Rio Verde. As I approached Rio Verde a car stopped (I wasn't hitching) & gave me a lift to Punta Arenas.  4. January 10-12 2024. I again got the bus to Seno Obstruccion. About 1KM inland from the beach a road continues for 16KM. This route seems preferable to the RR as you have less swamp time. At the roadhead I continued across the moor. The worst parts for me were the streram gullies which were choked with vegetation & hard going to bash through. The moor was not so bad although you would often sink in a few inches with each step, making it tiring & slow. Average speed on the 29KM CC moor section 2KMPH. Crossed a side stream before Rio Azocar precariously on trees then forded Rio Azocar, thigh deep & fast (it had rained all day for 2 days previously) Camped outside the puesto which is good for cooking, not great for sleeping. There were a lot of cows outside the puesto but they all ran away when I arrived. 5. After the puesto I continued on the RR. Within 300M you are CC again on no trail. After about 1.5KM there is an old broken fence which runs out on or near the RR & is a useful landmark. Leave the fence When the RR drops to meet the alternative route. After the junction the going gets easier, still on moor but it's not too boggy. At the beach I continued mostly along the shore. Very exposed & only a few places to camp so I continued to Puesto Nutria in one long day (12 hours walking) Puesto Nutria is further back from the trail than shown on the track file & the trail to it is overgrown so I went back about 700M & camped on the trail. The trail runs inland there so it's sheltered. 6. I continued past Puesto Williams which is a shed (you can camp outside it) After Puesto Williams you join the new road which is running inland & they are planning to join it to the Seno Obstruccion road, east of the RR. Followed the road easily to Rio Perez ijn 3.5 hours from near Puesto Nutria & continued to Estancia Skyring. The afternoon bus was coming but I hitched out.