O'Grimm Hotel Puerto Montt

... resist joining in on the fun; I became a giddy children throwing, running, dodging, and laughing. The students did an excellent job in their performances. Some students performed alone but most performed in groups. We were so happy to see that everyone participated. <br><br>The talent show took longer than we expected so after lunch we only had time for the certificate ceremony and a presentation. The presentation was a 10 minute movie that I spent the ...

... some pallets loaded with goodies...but NOT a shipment of live cattle! (mmmmm....beef on legs)<br><br>The rooms were cozy, we shacked up with 2 Aussies. Double bunks in which you could not sit at more than 25º else youd hit your head on the other bunk or the roof. <br><br>The first night you sleep in the port and when you wake up the next day you are sailing...all excitement running up to the deck to see the views until you get ...

... 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.

Whilst not REALLY a cruise ship and not REALLY a cargo ship, the 3 night ferry trip from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt was a real highlight of Chile so far (even if it was a bit late getting into Natales). Carrying around 300 or so passengers, cows and cargo, the trip was great. The accommodation was very basic but we had a reasonable crossing (only when we went across the Gulf of Peña did it get a bit wavey). It blew a hooly most ...

... I hopped onto the internet at the terminal. Did some research on hostels then took a bus to Puerto Varas. This is a lake district town. Across the lake sits a volcano not sure the name. I didnt get to see the volcano until leaving the next day. Walked around town for a bit grabbed some dinner. The town was nice reminded me of Bariloche. I could have easily went to pucon from here. I guess I will save that for later in march.

... Uhr w**den wir dann von uns**en 2 Schiffsbegleit**innen begruesst und wir gehen an Bord. Wir teilen uns**e "Kabine" mit etwa 16 and**en Leuten, ab** uns**en V**schlag nur noch mit 2 Maedels aus den Nied**landen. Es ist ziemlich eng zwischen den beiden Etagenbetten und uns** Gepaeck passt g**ade so in den Spind. ab** alles ist saub** und auch Duschen und WCs sind voellig in Ordnung. Wir richten uns ei*****massen ein un um 16.00 Uhr legt das Schiff ab. Wir gehen ans ob**ste Deck und ...

... to try and get some sleep with Ads enjoying the fact that the TV had cable so English footie could be watched! After a siesta we awoke to see a Navimag ferry sailing past and knowing that they leave on Mondays only had this horrible internal feeling that we had missed our boat until we realised that this was actually the San Rafeal glacier boat, phew! On looking at what was similar to the home we would have for the next 4 days, the cargo ship with minimal ...

... of spag bol dished out by the most experienced set of sea legs attached to the female kitchen hand..... A sight in itself....she somehow managed to pour pea and ham soup on a 45 degree angle, a smile on her face, and a glass of red wine in her spare hand. Though, the sights on deck were equally amazing. We navigated our way through the fjords of the south Chilean coast, at times squeezing our way through 85 meter narrows, zig zagging the ship to ...

... 3 willen werken. Het was echt een hele gafe markt met veel artistieke dingen die we allebei wel helemaal leeg hadden willen kopen. Ze hadden ook heerlijke (belgische ?) wafels met versgeplukte ecologische aardbeien, frambozen en slagroom! Jammie! Over eten gesproken, in Bariloche zijn we een aantal keer gezellig uit eten geweest met Caroline, een onderwijzeres biologie die haar sabbatical al reizende in argentinie doorbracht. We hadden haar leren kennen tijdens ...

... 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.<br><br><br><br>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.<br><br><br><br>Sábado 17/01/1998 - Puerto Montt ...