Blogs from Los Lagos, Chile, South America - page 6

We drove in a rental from Puerto Montt to Ensenada on Lago Llanquihue. The lake is South America's third largest natural lake. It covers 338 square miles and plunges to 1,148 feet. It is crystal blue and reminds us of Lake Tahoe. German immigrants colonized the area in the 19th century, the architecture reflects the Bavarian towns of Germany. On the way to Ensenada we stop in Puerto Varas to shop at the upscale sporting goods stores here and to check out the city. Puerto Varas is known for its great restaurants and night life. It is located on the lake with a view of the volcano Osorno. We continue from Puerto Varas around the lake to Ensenada. We have rented a cabin in the woods so we can have a quiet cabin experience. Most tourist ... read more

We flew from Mendoza, Argentina to Puerto Montt by way of Santiago, Chile. We were booked on Lan Airlines with a one and a half hour layover in Santiago. Since we were entering Chile we had to go through customs when we landed and were told we had to pick up our luggage and carry it through security. The line at customs was over an hour long. When we finally go through we looked for our luggage. Everyone else on the planes luggage was there but not ours. We asked about our luggage, we were told to look in several different spots but no luggage. Then we had to go through a security line to get out of the luggge customs area, the line was 40 minutes long. By the time we got though the exit ... read more

Feb 23 - Monday- HUILO-HUILO - Patagonia Mawida. Packed up and headed to next destination. Passed some huge and beautiful lakes - stopped for photographs of volcano etc. First views of Choshuenco Volcano. Not quite as spectacular as Villarrica. Inactive. Lots of dirt again which spoils things. Drove to accommodation but not ready so went to Puerto Fuy for drive and found spot to have lunch on logs by river. Back to very rustic timber cabin for accommodation. Puorto Fuy is the little port which ferries people and vehicles across to Argentina. Has a population of 1,000. Very clean - everything timber. Had a relaxed afternoon in these beautiful and peaceful surroundings beside river, though it was mostly dry. Walked to restaurant next door for tea where the gentleman tried to talk to us in English ... read more

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We woke to the first pouring rainstorm we have had thus far. Not a huge deal for us as we were Ferry hopping all day. But it was certainly a big deal for a young couple that was backpacking and hitch hiking . We ended up driving them to the first Ferry and riding it with them .......as well as the second and third.....virtually spending the day with them. Nacho and Priscilla are from Chile. They are students backpacking on summer break. We learned some new Spanish words and in return taught them some English and how to play Loco Ocho ( crazy eights:) Soooo much fun! Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/FUoCT6Ke0AQ Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/acHBel420mo Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/JX0x8Nlj... read more