India Se Kai Guna Mehnga! 😱 | South America Ki Reality. Ep.33

The temperature has dropped a bit now. Oh wow, there’s a long line outside the liquor shop. Come on my Dhanno, let’s go.

Good morning, salaam, namaste, sat sri akal, Ram Ram ji.

Once again, welcome everyone to my Chile journey, the Pole-to-Pole expedition, in my 132nd country. I had taken a room here — room number 212 — and now I am checking out. I will talk to you once I get downstairs. I had just come here to greet everyone.

Now I have to take my bicycle down the stairs. Alright, we are leaving. This is the hotel we stayed in, and this town is called La Ligua. Honestly, even their names are difficult to pronounce.

Come on Dhanno, today we won’t ride too much — maybe 100 kilometres, or perhaps even 90 kilometres. The next town is Los Vilos, so we will ride until Los Vilos today.

Look here — there is parking on one side of the road and they have made the road one-way. They could have made it two-way, but then there would be parking problems, so they made it one-way.

You see empanadas here — they are like Argentinian samosas.

So friends, we have left the city. Today we will stop at Los Vilos, which is about 90–95 kilometres from here. I have chosen a single road instead of the highway for now.

Tomorrow I will try to reach La Serena, which is a much bigger city. From Los Vilos it is about 200 kilometres away. Tomorrow I will ride faster and hopefully reach comfortably.

Today my plan is to go a little beyond Los Vilos so that tomorrow’s distance becomes shorter.

The hotel I stayed in yesterday cost about $40 (around ₹3600). It was quite expensive, especially for such a small rural town. Chile is generally quite expensive.

Look at the farming here — agriculture seems to be happening quite well in this region. After a few kilometres I will probably get back onto the highway. I tried to avoid the highway as much as possible, but it’s not really possible to avoid it completely.

After La Serena, the traffic should reduce a lot because the further north we go, the fewer people live there.

This area also has a bit of a crime reputation. Many people told me, “Be careful while travelling here.” I don’t know exactly why, but everyone warned me.

Anyway, when travelling is your work, you just keep moving forward.

You can still see mud houses here. Travelling through these local roads has its own charm because you meet local people and interact with them. But the roads are not very well developed and often pass through the mountains.

Look here — a small vegetable stall. This lady is selling pumpkins, onions, tomatoes and other vegetables.

And here is another roadside memorial. Whenever someone dies in an accident here, people build small memorials like this.

Alright, we are back on the highway again. The noise of vehicles has returned.

I stopped Dhanno here for a moment. I have two muffins with me that I bought from a supermarket yesterday. I will eat them now — that will be my breakfast.

Look behind — there are eucalyptus trees everywhere. The road here keeps going up and down, up and down. It’s quite fun to ride, especially because the wind is in my favour, so my speed is good today. I might reach early.

One thing I must say about Chile — bakery items here are extremely delicious. Bread and other bakery products are famous worldwide, and people consume a lot of them here. I have rarely seen bakery products this tasty.

As we move further north, rice consumption increases, but in this region bread is used much more.

Breakfast is done, and Dhanno is ready again.

Today I am using a Nano camera instead of my Insta360, just to test how the result looks.

While climbing a hill I noticed something again. Look here — so many teddy bears placed at a roadside memorial. A young boy died here. He was born in 1991 and passed away in 2016.

In his memory, people have placed all these teddy bears here. It seems to be a trend here — people keep leaving toys and gifts at such memorial spots.

This young man died here on 13 January 2016, only 25 years old.

And look ahead — you can now see the Pacific Ocean, the South Pacific Ocean. For the next few kilometres I will ride alongside the ocean.

Look at this view — absolutely beautiful. We are now right along the coastline. Some beaches here are extremely beautiful. That beach ahead must be at least 10 kilometres long.

I stepped down from the highway for a bit and bought some melon to eat. There is a small town nearby, and there are many people coming here today.

Today is Valentine’s Day, so many couples are visiting the beach. The beach here is really beautiful. I will try to fly my drone (which I call “parinda”) and show you the view.

But first — food for the stomach, then we’ll fly the bird.

What a different world this is. There are hawks flying above, and the ocean beside me. Sometimes I ride very close to the sea, sometimes a bit farther away.

The cool sea breeze makes the ride even more enjoyable.

Look at these strange bushes here. After a few kilometres even these bushes will disappear.

In the last few villages I noticed something interesting — most houses are built raised on pillars, leaving space below the floor. Some are built on wooden pillars, some on concrete ones.

Maybe it is because strong winds blow from the sea and the air needs to pass underneath the houses. I am not entirely sure of the reason though.

I bought a coffee, and I still had some parathas from yesterday, so I am eating parathas with coffee. The view is amazing — totally worth it.

For today, I feel like the journey has already paid off.

I checked three hotels, but none had rooms available. The main reason is Valentine’s Day. Everyone comes to the beach on this day, so all hotels are full.

Finally, after two hours, I managed to find a room. It costs about ₹3500. I searched all over the town but there were no rooms anywhere — I got this one with great difficulty.

It has a bathroom, although it is quite small and a bit broken. But that’s fine — I only need a place to sleep.

I won’t cook tonight. I will buy something from the supermarket.

Before that, I will watch the sunset.

Right now I am in Los Vilos. Tomorrow I will have to push harder and cover more distance. The wind today is very strong. At one point I even thought of riding another 40–50 kilometres, but I decided to stop and continue tomorrow.

In this region the wind is usually calm in the morning, but becomes very strong in the evening.

I have just stepped out of the hostel. It’s called a hostel, but it still costs $35 per night.

So I came out for a walk.

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I am looking for a supermarket. I will buy something to eat from there. Look at the market here — things are quite strict. The shops have iron grills at the entrance, and they sell goods through those grills.

It is evening now. Sunset is about to happen, and it is already 8:00 pm. From now on the sunsets will slowly start happening earlier.

About 200 metres ahead, I can see a Unimarc supermarket, so I am heading there. Even in this small town you can see the Chinese influence. The Chinese have even opened a casino here.

Because of Valentine’s Day, the small market area of the town is quite busy. I had to come back about 400 metres because I could not find any supermarket there.

Look here — this is a Chinese market. Even in small villages you can see Chinese businesses everywhere.

If you go a little further, the beach starts right at the end of the town, so most of these people must be coming from the beach side. But the winds here are very strong.

The temperature has dropped to around 18°C. During the day, if you move away from the sea, it goes up to around 30°C.

I bought a little bit of food — some juice and bread, and a couple of muffins for tomorrow. Altogether it cost around ₹1000.

Before going back to the hostel, I thought I should go and see the beach once. I heard the beaches in this area are very beautiful. In this northern region there are many famous beaches.

Look there — they have built a small park area, and it seems to show some Peruvian cultural influence. Some of the signboards here even mention Peruvian things, though maybe it is only in this town.

This place is actually a port, from where boats operate. You can see many small boats parked here.

They also have these tourist vehicles that take people around the city for sightseeing.

And look at that — there is a long queue outside the liquor shop. The shop is closed with a gate, and they are handing out bottles through the small opening, just like liquor shops sometimes do back in India.

Look here — there is a peach tree, and there is also an olive tree. When you start seeing olive trees, it usually means that desert-like regions are starting nearby.

Even the soil looks a bit dry and sandy, which gives a slight desert feeling.

Now we have come back onto the highway. Come on Dhanno, let’s move.

What an amazing view! But there are many short steep climbs here. The road goes sharply up, then suddenly down, then up again, then down again. Sometimes I even have to walk the bicycle for a bit.

Here is a truck stop, where trucks usually park. Since morning I have already ridden about 80 kilometres.

There is a food truck here, but unfortunately it is closed. I had hoped to eat something there because the map showed a food truck at this location, but almost all the food trucks here are closed.

I have already ridden around 70–75 kilometres, and it is not even 12 noon yet. My destination today is about 190 kilometres away, so around 120 kilometres still remain.

I think I will reach by evening — hopefully before 8:00 pm, because I still have 7–8 hours left. The wind is in my favour, which makes the ride very enjoyable.

The road here goes like this — up and down continuously. But if the wind supports you, you can maintain good speed.

After eating something, I continued riding. Now the surroundings feel completely like a desert landscape. About 80–90 kilometres remain, and I am riding along the coastline. There are many hills here.

Thankfully the wind is pushing me forward. Otherwise this route would be extremely difficult.

Honestly, I do not think I will fully reach my target today. I will probably manage around 180–190 kilometres of riding.

I bought some Japanese peanuts. They cost around ₹250–₹300, but they are good for energy while riding.

It is getting hot again. It is now 4:00 pm, and I have already ridden around 150 kilometres. About 50 kilometres are still left.

The wind is still helping, but the climbs are very tough, so I have to push really hard.

Sometimes I keep pushing myself just to see how far I can go. Maybe it has become a habit now.

This route mostly shows coastline and beaches, and honestly I am not really a beach person. Beaches are nice, but I do not find them that exciting, so I just keep riding forward.

There are very few petrol stations along this route. At the beginning there were one or two, but now they are quite rare.

Right now I am at 30 metres above sea level, and soon I have to climb to about 150 metres — that means a 120-metre climb within just half a kilometre.

Sometimes these roads become extremely steep. And when the sun hits directly from the front, it becomes really exhausting.

Look — there are cows walking on the road.

Come on Dhanno, keep going.

Finally only 20 kilometres remained to the city, and I was completely exhausted. It was already 9:00 pm.

I found a room for around ₹4000. I parked my bicycle downstairs and will stay here tonight.

So I will end today’s video here. I am breathing heavily now. Honestly, cycling does not make me this breathless, but climbing stairs after a long ride definitely does.

We will meet again tomorrow with a new video.

Until then —
Stay happy, stay busy, stay cheerful, and stay healthy.

Jai Hind. Jai Bharat. 🇮🇳