We are in Valdivia for more than a week now. I have been trying to update the blog but we have been doing lots of stuff and not stopping much.
The marina is small but very good, we even have a kitchen that we can use. The people are very friendly. The town is nice and close to the Marina and it’s easy to go to a shop or supermarket.
We are getting the boat ready and after all the time in the channels it’s nice to say that our list is not big. We got almost everything done except Werner is at the moment up in the mast. The main things in our list was to fix GPS (done), fix engine starter key (done), clean the boat and check if we had some mould hiding somewhere (done and I’m happy to say that I didn’t need to wash lots of clothes that were stored under the beds), fridge (we are waiting for a part that is coming from Brazil and crossing our finger that Carlos, Werner’s brother, has been able to fix it), fix the VHF antenna (done), washing clothes (it’s sunny and the marina have a washing machine : -)), change oil, check the windvane and stock the boat with food because French Polynesia is very expensive.

We want to leave after the weekend as soon the weather permit. The plan for the rest of the year is to stop in Juan Fernandez, Easter Island, Gambier, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Tonga and back to New Zealand. To confess, when we started to head north to Chiloé I started to be a bit sad that we are already going back, but it’s time for us to head back to land life.