We passed Hank and Tinneke who were also en route for La Serena. I did want to stop to look for penguins, but we were all keen to arrive early at the hotel. There were spring flowers along the route and Tim picked some.
We found the Hotel Carrera, Avenida del Mar and had an extremely good lunch with Colin - risotto and 2 bottles of Chilean Chardonnay!
We went for a walk on the beach, then sat on the balcony in the sun. Tim went for a swim in the pool.
Later we went by taxi to explore the town centre, which is very attractive. We walked around the Plaza de Armas which was very lively and then we went to look at our second choice of hotel (older than ours) and met the Dutch couple again. They were staying there and we had a drink with them. Back at our hotel, we had a light meal with the Robinsons. A very enjoyable stay.
Distance driven today 212 miles.
