Yan Kee Way Lodge Hotel
Travel Blogs from Puerto Varas
Petrohue/Ensenada
After another grueling five hour ride back to Punta Arenas we flew to Puerto Montt and drove to our lodge Yan Kee Way. A fishing lodge built by a Bellevue, Washington guy who fell in love with the area. Beautiful site on Lake Llanquihue (thus the name of the lodge...foreigners could not pronounce it so they said "Yan Kee Way Lake) overlooking the …
More zipline pictures from Ensenada, Chile
Back to Chile for a moment... Pictures from our hotel...the Yan Kee Way Lodge. Pictures of the Fleischmann family ziplining throught he forest. Taken by Pablo from Chile...just sent to us via email. Great guy...Thanks Pablo!!!
Carreterra Austral
We are now on the Carreterra Austral, Pinochet's highway through the Chilean side of Patagonia. Most of the mountains, glaciers and fjords are on the Chilean side, but, historically, most of the people were in Argentina. Pinochet, being of a military background, wanted to make sure the Chilean side was settled so that it would be more difficult for …
More Volcanoes???
Sorry, but we broke our vow to never photograph another volcano unless it was erupting. Today was a rest day. We took a short bus ride to yet another small town, Frutillar, had lunch, and leisurely strolled around the waterfront. And what do you suppose we saw there? You guessed it. Several volcanoes loomed over the lake. For lack of any other subject, the volcano was 'it'. ...
So many volcanos
... there is a burst of activity in the foyer. A bride, groom and 250 guests enter the hotel. The guests head downstairs but the bridal party come into the lounge to start a major photographic session. Susanna & I scrabble unrequested, to move from the blazing fire, to the other side of the lounge, to ensure we do not feature in the wedding photos. The immediate family head down to the reception, ...