Blogs from Puerto Montt, Los Lagos, Chile, South America - page 5

hola, So after a 12 or so hour bus ride we finally arrived in puerto montt. We arrived around 8am and had to check in at the navimag at 9am. so just walked over, checked our bags and then walked around until we departed at 2pm. puerto montt is small town with not much going on. so not much to say about it. So the navimag trip was good. we were put in 2 bunks in a dorm type room of 22 bunks total. we got lucky and the lady in the office gave us the end bunks, so instead of having 2 bunks across from us we had a wall, and a window. the beds were ok, small but soft. lots of room noise with 22 in our area, and others walking through all the ... read more

After a day and a half at sea Discovery docked at Puerto Montt for 6 hours. Instead of taking the excursions offered by the ship we made our own way into town. An easy decision due to the cost of the excursions and the fact that we will be passing back through Puerto Montt on the way back up. It was also a perfect opportunity to do some research into the activities and places around the town. After all it is one of the gateways to the Chilean lake district! After a quick look at the tourist office and excursions on offer we made our way down to the concrete jetty from where it is possible to catch a local boat over the water to Isla Tenglo. We had heard about the views and the local ... read more

Wieder zurueck in Chile erlebten wir ein paar Wechselbaeder der Gefuehle. Innerhalb 1 Woche lachte und weinte unser Reiseherz. Wir kamen zuerst nach Puerto Varas. Hier lachte unser Herz kurzfristig noch. Tolles Wetter mit einem tollen Blick ueber den See Llanquihue auf den Vulcan Osorno empfingen uns. Als wir aber das Hostel bezogen fingen wir an zu weinen. Eine versiffte Bruchbude. Gut, es war guenstig und nur fuer 1 Nacht. Der Ort selber ist ganz nett, aber ausser die Sicht ueber den See gibt es hier fuer uns nicht viel. Wir waren also froh, direkt am naechsten morgen weiterziehen zu koennen nach Petrohue. Hier strahlte unser Herz ganze 2 Tage lang. Besser kann es keinem Backpacker ergehen. Markus hatte Kontakt mit Franz betreffend des Heizsystems im Hotel Petrohue. Er wollte dies gemeinsam mit dem Besitzer Franz ... read more

So we boarded the Navimag ferry. Possibly the most expensive part of our trip overall, but as this region of Patagonia is mainly water and the are no roads heading back up north this really is the only way to travel. Billed as one of the highlights of Chile, a 4 day and 3 night cruise (and I use this word loosely) through the Chilean fjords of Patagonia. Starting from Puerto Montt and ending in Puerto Natales, the Navimag boat, more for carrying cattle and cargo than people, plies these southern waters all year round, but in summer, the boat fills with eager tourists hoping for great weather, whales in full breach, icebergs and glaciers. So before boarding the boat we did a final big shop and stocked up on treats and wine to last the ... read more

Hello again friends and fam! Everyone here is ecstatic for the Obama victory. I am sure things have been crazy there the past few weeks. I can tell you that from this part of the world there is just as much HOPE as we have in the US, if not more. There is a hope that there will fially be a change in the US international policies in regards to Latin America and the developing world in general. It was very interesting to see this election from out of the country. There is a lot of pottential for this presidency as well as expectations. In other news, our trip to the south was amazing. We took a three day boat ride from Puerto Montt to La Laguna San Rafael where there is a spectacular glacier! The ... read more