Finally arrived in Valdivia, Chile after a gruelling 9 hour bus journey - a 6 hour ride with 1 hour spent waiting for services to clear the narrow road following an accident and another 2 hours at the Chilean border! And worse was still to come.... As not only was it nearly midnight and pouring with rain but we realised that we had forgotten to obtain some Chilean currency. So, after plan B, C, D and E, all of which failed, a very kind guy, realising we were gringo´s in trouble, gave us a map of the town and some directions, so we were able to work out how to get into the town centre and find a bank. On the road, to say we stood out like a couple of beacons at sea is
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