Solace Hotel Puerto Varas
Imperial 0211 Puerto Varas, Lake District, Chile
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Chiloe island
... pretty boring because it was just freeways but we were happy that the weather was improving. Then we arrived at the car ferry and were able to drive straight on. There was a milk tanker, trucks, busses and a lot of cars with us. The ferry ride took about 40 minutes and were able to climb the stairs all over the ferry. When we got to the other side we just drove off the ferry and decided to go and see the penguin colony. The road went from being a ...
Pto Varas - days 3 & 4
... where fortuitously a bus bound for Petrohue was just about to leave. We zooted off along the lake edge and picked up more locals as we went along. The scenery was lovely, despite the grey cloud. Wonderful green pastures with sheep, cows & llamas whizzed by; wooden smallholdings, camping grounds with very smart wooden cabins & signage and some tiny wooden churches and graveyards. A lot of it reminded me of the Tsitsikamma village. The hills were all covered in ...
Puerto Varas: days 1 & 2
... of brine water and tuna flakes which splashed my hair, face and shirt. I then turned my attention to the tin of peas, doing exactly the same thing – half the juice ending up on my feet and slipslops. My shower proving pointless and having now desecrated their lovely clean floor, I continued to use up three matches in an attempt to light the gas hob so that I could boil the pasta. I then skidded and slid in the mess on the floor but thankfully did not drop anything. There ...
Recovery, borders and fantastic fish!
... was quite nice! After this we disappeared off to the supermarket to grab some water and snacks for the film night that the hotel was putting on in its basement.
Also don't think i mentioned the exchange rate over here. It makes you fell really rich! Theres 800 Chilean Pesles to 1 English Pound! Very confusing having tens of thousands on you and knowing that it isn't actually worth that much!! Back to the hotel with our snacks we watched we the strangest film. ...
Lacs et volcans
... rando, surtout que l’endroit est bien preserve (pas d’urbanisation) et qu’il n’y avait pas d’autres touristes, c’etait tres reposant.
Petite visite de la ville de Puerto Varas. Ce qui nous a le plus marque est la forte influence allemande (gastronomie, nom des rues, maisons anciennes, ...



