Elizabetha Approaching Iquique

Elizabetha is right on track and is continuing to follow the classic Chilean coastal route north. On Tuesday, she covered a solid 404 km (251 miles) passing right by Antofagasta and Tocopilla before coming in to roost on a dry hillside overlooking the ruins of the town of Huanillos (check out the blue picture dots).

It is difficult to be certain, but it looks like she slept out in the open on the hillside and not on a cliff face. Scary.

She was within sight of both the Pan-American Highway and the ocean. Must have been a great view.

Once again, the major advantage to traveling along the coastal route is the abundance of bird life that concentrates there, providing her with both food and the opportunities to capture it.