The next morning we headed out to try and get all the way to Copiapo, about 800km north, it was a very difficult task, not sure if it would be possible by hitch hiking but we gave it a go. We had to walk about 12km until we got picked up, we had walked through Pisco Eqlui, the next town on MonteGrande and were on the outskirts of the next town when we noticed a big patch of shade, being so tired from walking for long, so far and with our bags we just sat down and waited, neither of us knew how close or far to the next town we were. When we finally got picked up we weren't far at all, maybe another ten minute walk, it was literally around the corner from where we were sitting. This person was going all the way to Vicuña, that would do, when we got there it was quite early, too late to try and get to Copiapo but early enough to do things, and maybe check out the observatory. I liked the idea of going to an observatory and been given a very brief description of the universe and get a chance to look at planets and stars, I wasn't jumping up and down about doing it, just that it would be very interesting and it was $5000 pesos including a mini bus ride there and back. The idea of walking there was completely out of the question giving how much we had already walked today. Dries had to go to the hospital to sort some infection out, it wasn't anything serious, it was just giving him a little discomfort, he went there, I went to book the observatory tour and desperately look for a sleeping mat, or at least something I could use to make camping more comfortable. I managed to track one down, it was a little thin but was cheap and was the last one left, it some slight imperfections so the shop manager took some more money off and I ended up paying only £2 for it, £2 well spent if you ask me as it would greatly increase the ability of me being able to sleep. When I got to the hospital Dries was all done, all he needed to do now was get some antibiotics and complete the series as instructed and all his problems would just go away. We went off to look for somewhere to camp, not the sewage works again, even though it was very soft grass. We walked to the river in the hope that there might be some grass but no luck, just rocks and dirt. I bought a beer as I hadn't touched a drop of alcohol since Santiago and felt as though I deserved some, we found a spot a little away from the river but across the river from town so It was secluded enough and quiet enough to camp. I had some beer, Dries had some food and we hid our bags between some rocks and set off to the observatory office.