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[status] Still anchored in Caleta La Poza, Puerto Aguirre. Landlubbering. Trainers on, and off we set to explore by foot the triangular island (roughly 3 miles each side) of Las Huichas, which has three small towns and a population of 1,800. Just at our landing place is a small national park reserve, with labels on some of the native trees and shrubs. We noted Magellan and Darwin seem to feature in many names.
The towns are connected by a narrow, lock block road, and beside the road is a bicycle lane! There are several smart looking view points with shelter huts and ....bike racks(!). Disappointingly, we saw no one was using a bicycle. It reminded me of the past, happy, EU days of spend, spend, spend!
Lots of boat repairs were being made on the shoreline, and some folk were tending their veg. garden. We were surprised by how advanced the gardens were for this time of the year. Slowly the day got hotter and hotter, and we began to roast. Parched, we sought a shop to buy a drink, however all shops, including restaurants, were shut for lunch. Obviously the locals take their 2 hour lunch break very seriously. Returning to the boat, Colin decided to have a swim around Ithaka. He didn't dawdle.
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