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The Volcano's Shadow
... time to just chat with Peter about a large variety of topics. And the weather was absolutely gorgeous (as everyone can now see from my beamingly bright red nose), and about 80 degrees without a cloud in the sky. But I was getting a little tired of walking, and was beyond happy when we arrived at the little village of Petrohue, and the black sand beaches of Lago Todos los Santos. This lake reminded me somewhat of Lake Cushman in Washington, due to ...
What a Differece a Day Makes
... like a good plan, so off we went. I knew that there were many volcanoes around Puerto Varas, but nothing prepared me for the sight of the huge white cones that rose majestically up into the sky. On the bus ride, at the waterfalls, and in town, volcanoes dominated the horizon. After 73 pictures of volcanoes, we vowed not to photograph another one unless it was erupting. ...
Chile - First stop
... have quite a bit of German influence in their designs. The town centre begins at the lakes wharf with amazing views of two snow capped volcanoes. There is not much to do in this town but stroll along the beach and eat glorious pieces of cake. We took a day trip to Puerto Montt which has two big shopping malls. I found some good sunglasses ...
Touring Puerto Varas and surrounding area
... for the boat trip across the lake that we had planned to take. It was raining quite heavily as we drove the 40 kms into Puerto Varas. There were just 2 other guests at the B&B overnight-2 French speaking fellows who were here without a car so we drove them the 3 kms from the house to the main road. Not sure what they were up to for the day but they were very appreciative of the lift!
Puerto Varas is a tourist town on the lakeside but as ...
Seafood Seafood and Seafood
... indigenous dried foods, like the kelp, the dried mussels, and seaweed like patties that looked like cow dung’s! The picture will tell a thousand words, used for stews. Local fruit and vegies were abundant, the garlic the largest I’ve ever seen. We purchased two large peaches that were very yummy when we did eat them.
We strolled through the colourful, Bob-Marley-inspired local handy craft markets. I bought ...
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