We all sat around for ages at a garage and then finally left at 11.30. We hoped the Buick would be OK after having one piston and a con rod removed, so it was now running on 5 cylinders. It was a long drive and we bought some bread and sandwiches in a garage to sustain us. We swapped passengers, having Charlie with us and then Paul. The landscape became slightly more interesting and we saw flamingoes. We also looked out for seals, but did not see any.
Before our final destination, we drove into Caleta Olivia, where there is a massive 13 metre high statue of an oil worker, known as El Gorosito. He is reputed to be looking towards the North, where all the profits from his labour end up.
We checked into our hotel, the Austral in Comodoro Rivadavia, and immediately saw the Robinsons in the bar!
We changed and had dinner in the hotel with Colin, Carolynn and Peter and exchanged stories. They are staying tomorrow night in order to rejoin the Rally. We are leaving tomorrow at about 10am to go to Trelew and hopefully to see penguins on the way!
Distance driven today 499 miles.
