SECOND BICYCLE TRIP (CHILE)

On Saturday, February 20, I begin a trip to the south of Chile by bicycle , leaving from the town of El Monte.

The route to follow is along the famous fruit road where our objective is to reach Lake Rapel to spend our first night. During the way, after approximately 10 minutes of pedaling, a saddlebag came off, it got up and left the grill, which caused the rear wheel to brake and the tail of the bike to go to one side, then we made a stop at the copec where the bridge is to go to Rapel to eat something and hydrate ourselves, on the way I suffered my first puncture, which needs to be fixed to continue the route, this was because I did not change the tire and it was very smooth.

Once the bike was fixed, where by the way its name is IKENE , we continued on our way. On this trip I am accompanied by my good friend Gonzalo , where we will arrive to Linares together and then I will continue further south, after a while we make a stop to hydrate ourselves and we have a delicious mote con huesillo, those that you drink with so much enthusiasm after a pedaling with full heat.

Following the course and almost 20km away from reaching Rapel, I suffered my second puncture in the same wheel, where it needs to be fixed again. Arriving in Rapel and where without a doubt I suffered the most, it was on the last slope where I was barely coming, I think it was the worst of the day, arriving in Rapel we looked for a place to stay, we found an area where a gentleman lived, Don Mauricio , a very kind person who let us stay in his patio, he brought us juice and torn underwear and also gave us a lot of water, and although the part that I liked the least, and without a doubt that always happens to me, was the mosquito bites, I suffered the attack of them where it was full of hives everywhere. It was a long and extreme day, but very profitable.