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... night preparing. It consisted of photos of the students and a summary of all the activities we participated in during the entire week of camp. There was laughter and sighs, the sound of watching a memory; the acknowledgement of all the previous events and the realization that it was all coming to an end. The presentation ended with a slide that said “You will be in our hearts forever” written in Spanish, followed by a photo of the 4 instructors ...

... and freeze to death! The views are however really beautiful. We also saw some seals and dolphins doing their thing in the icy water.

So what did we do for 4 days then? It went something like this:

8am: Breakfast served

8:30-12: sleep

12: Lunch served (full cooked meal - always divine)

12:30 - 7: sleep, if you feeling energetic lie awake in the bunk and read a book

7pm: dinner (another full ...

... was even bearable because most of the time was spent on deck in the sun watching the beautiful fjords we were passing. we did two bus trips inland and the scenery in this isolated area was lovely. the navimag company really made it an entertaining trip except for the lack of any english announcements.

... pinacle in the Cotopaxi ´shallows´!!!). On the morning of day 4 we got off in Puerto Montt, a small city with little to offer but it was nice to get off the boat and have a look around Angelmo (a fish market area, home to the local fishing fleet). The Navimag is pricey, but definitely worth it although I am not sure I would want to do it any later in the season as the rough crossing sections would be pretty grim. Take care Richy :)

Hi all! We are now officially back on land in Puerto Montt! It's a neat little town that we haven't really had a chance to explore yet. We just got to our hostel and will check in at 11 then go check out town. The "cruise" was pretty funny... it was basically an old cargo ship converted into a ferry/cruise ship... very tight quarters and not too much to do... but we expected that, so we enjoyed ourselves. I ...

... die wund**schoene Landschaft an uns vorbeiziehen, unt**halten uns mit ein paar Leuten und geniessen einfach die Sonne in uns**em Gesicht und den Wind in den Haaren. Um 19.30 Uhr gibt es Abendessen, auch dieses ist voellig in Ordnung .Salat, Suppe, Hauptgang, Saft, Wass**, Obst... NAch dem Essen gehen wir nochmal an Deck und sehen den Mond, Jupit** und venus gemeinsam am Firmament **strahlen. Ein toll** Tag neigt sich dem Ende zu. Dilluns I - XII - MMVIII Renoi! Els dies passen ...

... areas set against a rain storm was not as inviting as we had hoped but that is what would add to the experience even more, bring back Wightlink!!! Hiking in the rain to the supermarket that eve where even the stray dogs head learnt from the homeless and lay on cardboard boxes outside, we got some eggs and poached egg on toast it was for tea and a very early night! The next day after a good 14 hours sleep (think we are both a wee tired!) we awoke to the rain ...

... up the rear.... And what a rear I must say.....firm, yet nimble...what??? Dolphins followed the ship out of the harbor, and otters and sea lions kept us company for pretty much the entire trip. On the second day a pod of over 100 dolphins charged the boat from about 500 metres away.. Unfortunately the keen American photographer, who had set up camp on the upper deck waiting for the money shot with his satellite sized camera, had let his guard ...

... vroeg vanuit Ancud hebben we weer de bus terug naar Puerto Montt gepakt. Door de dichte ochtendmist konden we even het busstation niet vinden, echt heel lomp, vooral omdat het maar 5 straten van ons hotel was haha. In Puerto Montt op het busstation bleek dat bij sommige busmaatschappijen de bussen naar Santiago voor de komende dagen al vol zat maar we hadden bij Pullman nog een camastoel kunnen bemachtigen voor de volgende dag. Een camastoel is een ...

... pues no se veía nada. Al final del viaje charlamos con una chica de Moron, Musicoterapeuta llamada Patricia. Junto a ella nos fuimos a buscar hospedaje al hostel Independencia de Hostelling International que por USD10 por día nos quedamos tranquilos sin buscar mucho.



Con todo el hambre del mundo partimos a comer algo por la zona. Yo comí un Congrio y una Humita + un café por $CH2500. Volvimoa a comer temprano.



Sábado 17/01/1998 - Puerto Montt ...