Hotel Puerta Del Sur Valdivia

... 3000CLP's (about £4 more) than our man's cabanas. Our final request for him was did he know anywhere closer to the town as we'd been walking for 45 minutes in the wrong direction and were pretty sure we didn't want to do the journey again. Our posture already resembled the Hunchback of Notre Daime. He did!! So after another 15 minutes of trundling along, which included an impromptu guide of the area (although it was hard to appreciate the sights when there ...

Bit of a steady day today, after last nights antics. We got the bus to Valdivia, stopping off at the lakes on the way. Our hostel in Valdivia was called La Casa Grande which was quite nice. In the afternoon, most of the group went off to the market, including Lorna. They sampled some of the local seafood and skewers which Lorna said was great. She had a Canato, which is salmon with sausage, cheese & tomato served with potatoes & salad. She said it was lovely. They ...

... route following the river to the coast. We found a great restaurant for lunch in a native forest setting and enjoyed chilling out there with great food and superb hosts. After lunch we further explored more hidden beaches and at one point looking out over a view point with pine trees and flax we had to remind ourselves where we were, it was such a typical shot of New Zealand. Having had problems with my bike chain in that it kept coming off we managed to find a bus ...

... Peru or the 'tall ruling people' observed on Easter Island at the colonizers' first visit but gone by the second. But if you like the US Pacific Northwest, then southern Chile is like paradise. Punta Arenas may be a bit cold and windy, but not THAT bad considering its geographical position. Give it some latitude; if you don't like the weather now, then just wait an hour. The wind is so strong it'll go through four or five weather ...

... nach Fischresten....check out the Videos and Fotos....tja und wenn sie dann satt sind dann hängen sie einfach auf dem Bürgerteig rum legen sich mit den Strassenhunden an oder Blöcken sich einfach nur an.....eins noch die Viecher stinken!!! Wirklich viel hab ich in Valdivia also nicht gemacht außer nen bisschen spazieren gewesen zum Fischmarkt und Hafen gegangen und gelesen...... next stop Temuco.....

... idea what lies ahead. The various routes one is able to choose to reach the end of one's life is infinite. College is such an interesting microcosm and unlike any other institution in the world. I don't really want to talk to anyone because I don't want to be that 32 year old foreign stalker so I just wander around and I end up sitting on a bench in one of the quads and translate a news story from the paper I carry around. I try to translate one ...

... of Oz (so long as it wasn't a scene where walking was required). I'm not sure how the sea lions happened upon Valdivia, given it is not on the coast, but it is heaven for them. There is a large fish and seafood market on the riverfront, and the fishmongers throw the sea lions the fish scraps. We spent a good portion of the next day watching them. It was a lovely little ecosystem with the blue-eyed cormorants and vultures cleaning up what the sea lions didn't want. The ...

... trouble sharing the small one! So he got a nice tip for saving us so much money.... Our first local bus ride, 300 pesos each and barely room to get in the door,we were standing on the steps wth the door open! but still he loaded more people on, it was easy though and good to try before tomorrows adventures. We were trying to get to a little pizza bar called Approach, but did not know how to saÿ ¨"I want to get off" and ended up back over the bridge into town ...

... Niebla, we got off and realized that while it was hot and dry in Valdivia, Niebla was a different story. We put on the other clothes we brought and made our way down the little dirt road that led to the beach. You could barely see off the coast as the fog was so thick! We saw a hill in a shroud of fog and took some photos before heading back up in search of a little sun and a coffee to warm up. We had our coffee and realized that ...

Up at 630 in the morn on sat to have our last crack at volcano climb but all to no avail. So we head to the universidad/party capital around these parts known an Valdivia. We head down the markets to search out some feed for dinner and see all these enormous sea lions lurking around trying to sneak off with some fish scraps. One managed to weasel his way through the fence and up to where the people were selling there ...