21 December 2009 (Chiloé, Chile)
We decide to explore Chiloé by rental car, and have to cross over to this island by ferry. At the pier, we have to wait for the next ferry - environmentally conscious, we switch off the motor. Several ladies try to sell us goods, ice cream, or other stuff. So we wave off anybody approaching our car - amongst them a young boy distributing leaflets. As we can board the ferry, I can't start the car: I left the headlights on, and now the battery is dead (now it becomes clear why the man of the rental agency urged us, to always switch off the lights when not driving - it's mandatory to turn them on when driving). We stand there dumbfounded, don't know what to do. The ferry leaves without us. The boy with the leaflets approaches and offers help. A friend joins him. Two of us push the car, while his friend skillfully gets the car started (the secret: with the right timing release the clutch in second gear). Well, after that episode, we have to accept one of his leaflets which detail the ruta de las iglesias - a road trip connecting the nicest churches of the island: exactly what we were looking for!
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