Got onto the Super slab this morning and every 100 or so kilometers, tollbooths popped up. Boring as sin and the weather started out clear, but soon started clouding over. Temperature stayed between 15º and 18ºc all day long. Lucky for the heated vests. After 5 toll booths and $6000 pesos ($12) for the privilege to ride this highway, we turn off and head towards the Concepcion (where the massive earthquake epi-centered last February). By the time we reached the coast, I found out that the GPS is not very complete for Chile. It appears that maps and asking locals for directions will again become the norm.. Got stopped by the Police for speeding and told them that we did not know Spanish. After a severe tongue lashing of I don't know what, they let us go, so being good canucks, we gave them "Canada pins".We arrived in Tome' and had a local give us directions to a small seaside town called Dichato. Tsunami damage is very apparent everywhere, but they are rebuilding.
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