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Bonding Time

Posted on January 19, 2012 by angela2 Comments

Once the sun finally came out, Bode and I found out why this lakeside resort was so popular. It's beautiful. From the lake, there are views of 3 volcanoes on a clear day. There is a long sandy insect-free beach that runs the entire length of town and enterprising hippies have found just about every distraction ...

Willkommen bei Frutillar

Posted on January 17, 2012 by angela4 Comments

Since it was raining pretty hard, we drove to Puerto Varas. It was billed as the next Pucon, so Bode and I thought we'd kick it here for week while Jason went back to the ole US of A.  We tried, we really did. We drove around, we looked at hotels, hostels, cabanas and hospedajes. ...

volcan osorno

Posted on January 13, 2012 by angela1 Comment

We seem to be losing in the game of outrunning the ash of the temperamental volcano Puyehue. We left Entre Lagos in search of clearer skies, but didn't really have a destination. So, we followed the dusty path to the town of Puerto Octay... described as "quaint" and "German". A bit of a stretch in ...

The Trouble Maker

Posted on January 12, 2012 by angela2 Comments

We successfully outran the ash falling around Lago Ranco when we made it to the town of Entre Lagos on Lake Puyehue. It was a beautiful day, and we had excellent views of the smoke and ash spewing out the top of Volcan Puyehue on the other side of the lake. this is the volcano ...

Rock On!

Posted on January 11, 2012 by angela10 Comments

On our way out of Niebla, we visited one of the old forts that used to protect the city of Valdivia nearly 400 years ago. The museum contained all sorts of cannon balls and weaponry, so it was a big hit with Bode. Our favorite tidbit was the 'red hot ball' - a Polish method ...

Niebla Dining Hall

Posted on January 10, 2012 by jason5 Comments

Aside from the beaches, the most popular spot in Niebla seems to be the open-air food market. This is the Chilean version of a biergarten. Beer, corny entertainment, beer, meat, beer... you get the idea. Since we've been spending a lot of time in the bus, we sprang for a cabana and stretched out in this tiny ...

Valdivia

Posted on January 9, 2012 by angela3 Comments

We headed out from Coñaripe along the southern edge of the lake and it's really scenic. We stopped for a break at Panguipulli and hit the playground.  Our world-tour of playgrounds continues. For some reason, this area is the epicenter of steam engines in Chile. They are everywhere around here - in people's front yards, parks, ...