Posted on January 24, 2012 by jason1 Comment
We spent a few more days in Frutillar. I caught up on my sleep after a hectic week of work and plane rides. Angela and Bode continued their routine of sleeping until noon and then going to the beach. Tough life, these two.
I don’t think we could have picked a better place for them to call home while I was away. Nice, relaxed town. Great warm beach. Tons of activities to keep Bode happy…
Posted on January 20, 2012 by angela4 Comments
Things here in Frutillar, Chile have been great. We stumbled upon a great place to hang out while Jason’s gone. But we haven’t done much, sort of a little break from traveling I guess.
Our cabin is nice, pretty small but it has a toaster and a microwave so that seems really deluxe. The floor is covered with cars, legos and army men. We sleep in, we do some work, we go to the beach. We thought about going to the museum, but ‘the best museum of German colonial history in the area’ didn’t really grab us.
I also wanted to go see The Magic Flute, but Bode said he’d rather climb the rock wall and play chess. That sounds pretty good, too.
Tags: chess, Frutillar, weenie dog
Filed Under: Chile
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 anyone could want. Trampolines, bouncy houses and Bode’s favorite- a rock wall.
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. They were either all booked or way too expensive. I had a running list of reasons I didn’t want to camp for a week with Bode, and the rain was at the top.
And after a few hours, the sky cleared a bit so we just blew out of there and decided to keep going around the lake.
Frutillar was listed as expensive and the beach was packed with tourists on vacation. But without too much effort we were able to find a cabana for a couple nights, much cheaper than in Puerto Varas. It rained again for the next 2 days, so we were thrilled to have a little more space and shelter.
Frutillar is quaint and cute. But, the Über-German-ness seems a tad forced. It’s got a nice beach and a rock wall Bode has been eyeing, so this will be our home-base until Jason returns. It’s been 3 years since we’ve been apart. I’m kind of looking forward to it!
Tags: Frutillar, Lllanquihue, Puerto Varas
Filed Under: Chile