Cambios

We started quite late on the 24th from the bridge of Rosselot river in La Junta, because we had an issue with the TZIP of one of the packrafts, so that day we only paddled for a couple of hours and camped near Fundo El Sauce (44°00’18.72’’S, 72°32’58.82’’W). We avoided Rapid {28P}[8.1/33] by taking the right flank at the previous fork. You just need to be careful with a large rock on the right just before the junction, as the current pushes you in that direction.

On the second day, we took it easy and started paddling around 12 hrs. Our plan was only to reach the hot springs so we could enjoy them in peace. Unfortunately, it was a very rainy and windy day, which made us go very slowly, so we only managed to reach the hot springs around 4:30 PM. We camped right in front (44°00’25.9’’S, 72°36’33.54’’W) after enjoying the thermal waters.

On the third day, we had to start early because our progress had been very slow. We tried to coordinate our paddling with the tide to have a favorable current, but it didn’t seem to work well. It was a physically tough day; we advanced very slowly, and there were sections where the current was not in our favor—at times, if we stopped paddling, we would even drift backward. That day, we camped near the bridge of the Garrao Channel.

On the fourth day, we woke up late to paddle the Canal Garrap at high tide, as we'd been told it was the best way to do so, and it actually worked to reach the Pitipalena Fjord. When we arrived at RMB, some beautiful dolphins greeted us; it was beautiful.