Patagonia and Lakes District with the Family

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My mom, dad, Bridget and Riley came down to visit for about two weeks for Christmas and the new year; we immediatly went down to the south of Chile. We took a flight into Puerto Montt, rented a car and explored the lakes district. My favorite places around there were Pucón and Puerto Varas... a bit touristy but soo beautiful! After about a week in the Lakes District we hopped on another flight and went down to the patagonia, ¨Tierrra del Fuego¨. We did some amazing hikes, treked up part of a volcano, and ended up running into some family friends in the national park (small world, huh?). Nunca he visto un lugar tan lindo en mi vida! Everywhere you looked was breathtaking... por eso, I´m going to stop typing and start posting some pictures!!

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Photos

Seestas
Volcanooo!

Isla Magdalena
Biggest penguin colony in the world. It was soo cool... they would walk by so close you could touch them!

Penguin Land!!
See the scattered birds behind us? They´re all penguins!!

Seesta, Brota. Seesta.
Driving randomly we came across this cool little place.

Taking Shelter
The weather was soo bad when we were hiking the volcano!! We took a little break under some shelter to warm up...

Mountineering!
Suiting up to hike the volcano... and hoping for good weather (that we did not get!).

Sliding downnnnn
Way easier than the hike up... we slid down most of the volcano on our butts.

Just Around the River Bennnnnd! (Pocahontes anyone?)
We had to pull over and take a picture.

Chillin
Mom, Dad, Me and Ry.

chile 155
Bridget and Riley.

Merry Christmas!
What a weird Christmas without the whole gang!

Hostería Pehoe
That over there, yes on that island... that was our hotel!!! whooohhhoo!

Beautiful
So fun to run into the McGrath clan.

We made it to the top!!
Finalmente... el fin del sendero!!

Glacier Grey
The colors were amazing. On the boat ride back, we got whisky on the ¨glacier rocks¨. It takes forever for the glacier ice to melt (obviously, but i´m talking about in your cup!).

Glacier Grey
We took a boat to see two faces of Glacier Grey.

wow.
ahhhh!

Comments

[kate coury]

Wow! What a glorious trip for all of you. Couldn't get any better. I'm afraid you are not going to want to come back to the good ol' USA Mac. Wonderful to see other parts of the world isn't it? Love you - Aunt Katie

[Lizzy]

Guanacos
The Llama-like animal is called a Guanaco. Cory saw lots of those when he was down there :) We miss you and love you. Lizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[moncado]

Mac! these pictures are beautiful/amazing :) i am so happy for you! i dont even have to tell you that i hope your having fun lol ugh i miss you though! I would do anything to visit you! i gotta get a job asap lol please print every single one of these and put them all over your house when u get home i love ur picture perfect fam.