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Lagos and Rios!
... million tons of ash, sand and pumice were ejected. Larry and I could see the plume of ash that continues even now. Chile does not get too much ash because the prevailing wind blows it into Argentina. Bariloche, which was originally on our wish list to visit, was apparently covered 1 1/2 feet with ash and was effectively destroyed. We are not sure how our itinerary in Argentina will be affected.
We then travelled to Lagos north, reached Panguipulli and then to ...
Day 71 – Sore muscles & steamy mussels
... to stock locally grown foods. Even in the canned section you were limited to fruits and meats that were made in Chile. There weren’t too many exceptions expect for the odd Nestle options.
We bought some popcorn with the hopes of sharing a Netflix movie with our neighbours at the hostel, but we felt like we had a long day. The internet was pretty choppy anyway, but it was time to rest.
Hope all is well!
Love,
Gary and ...
Valdivia
... Corral. Le principal attrait du coin, c'est ses fortications. Le village était mignon, les habitants de Corral aimaient les fleurs, il y en avait partout dans les jardins. Il régnait une atmosphère paisible. J'étais d'ailleurs la seule personne dans le bateau qui m'a fait traverser, la saison touristique est bien finie !
Je comptais marcher pendant un moment, vu que je devais attendre 2h30 avant qu'un bateau reparte de Corral, mais lorsque ...
Bajo el sol de... Valdivia?!
... a j'ai tout de même eu envie de bouger un peu, alors j'ai pris le bus pour Niebla et le bateau pour Corral, de l'autre côté de la Bahía de Corral.
Cette très jolie baie avait été identifiée comme un endroit stratégique par les espagnols: bien protégée, de l'eau fraiche, beaucoup de bois et probablement beaucoup de gibier. Ils se sont donc mis au travail pour la protéger, et pas à moitié: 3 forts du côté de Corral, 2 du côté de Niebla, un sur l'île ...
Forts, fish and beer in Valdivia
... Niebla (meaning 'fog'), about 11km from valdivia town. There wasn't actually much of the fort left other than a few ruins and some big old guns, although there was an interesting little museukm about the history of the forts, and some pretty views over Niebla, Corral Bay and Isla Mancera.
During the 1800s the Chilean government encouraged European immigrants, largely from Germany, to come over and settle. ...