Day 5 (Thursday 17th November 2016)
Puerto Madryn to Esquel 692 kms
A different start order today...reverse order of placings which puts us near the back starters.
We started off with a malfunctioning electronic timer, then took a wrong turn down a one way street and eventually timer came good and found our way to the Autodromo Mar Y Valle. Here we had to do 2 laps with a target time of 4 mins 48 secs. We beat the target time by 32 secs but you don't earn any points for this achievement.
Another 30 kms further on was a morning tea stop at the Welsh village of Gaiman. Amazing food of sandwiches, pastries, scones with good pots of tea. Entertainment was children doing Welsh dancing, an Argentinian dance and a singer. The residents are keeping alive the Welsh traditions of their forebears.
Another 169kms further on there was a fuel station but it had no fuel and it was a further 102 kms to the next one. We were not sure we would make the distance but had no choice.
Our gauge showed empty for so long but knew we had 20kms once the gauge showed empty. Quite a stressful time as we watched the speedo creep slowly forward. It was one way to slow down the driver as we conserved what fuel we had left. Arrived at the fuel station to find a long queue of cars all desperate for fuel.
The lunch stop was at Paso Los Indios and once again all the locals came out to look at the cars and take photos.
After lunch we hit the first of a long day on gravel roads. Not only were the roads gravel but quite large rocks all about. The dust was horrendous. Over the next 150 kms we did 2 Regularities and by the second one we dusted off our ski goggles so we could actually see.
The night stop was in Esquel and the cars were reverse parked in the street in front of the hotel. Lots of locals admiring the cars well into the night.
Puerto Madryn to Esquel 692 kms
A different start order today...reverse order of placings which puts us near the back starters.
We started off with a malfunctioning electronic timer, then took a wrong turn down a one way street and eventually timer came good and found our way to the Autodromo Mar Y Valle. Here we had to do 2 laps with a target time of 4 mins 48 secs. We beat the target time by 32 secs but you don't earn any points for this achievement.
Another 30 kms further on was a morning tea stop at the Welsh village of Gaiman. Amazing food of sandwiches, pastries, scones with good pots of tea. Entertainment was children doing Welsh dancing, an Argentinian dance and a singer. The residents are keeping alive the Welsh traditions of their forebears.
Another 169kms further on there was a fuel station but it had no fuel and it was a further 102 kms to the next one. We were not sure we would make the distance but had no choice.
Our gauge showed empty for so long but knew we had 20kms once the gauge showed empty. Quite a stressful time as we watched the speedo creep slowly forward. It was one way to slow down the driver as we conserved what fuel we had left. Arrived at the fuel station to find a long queue of cars all desperate for fuel.
The lunch stop was at Paso Los Indios and once again all the locals came out to look at the cars and take photos.
After lunch we hit the first of a long day on gravel roads. Not only were the roads gravel but quite large rocks all about. The dust was horrendous. Over the next 150 kms we did 2 Regularities and by the second one we dusted off our ski goggles so we could actually see.
The night stop was in Esquel and the cars were reverse parked in the street in front of the hotel. Lots of locals admiring the cars well into the night.
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