Nothing is ever as you expect it to be... ever - and this is especially true when travelling.
We fly south to the Chilean Lake District, transferring to Puerto Varas. The surprise is the climate: this could be mistaken for Northern Europe - apart from the slightly menacing volcanos rising to the east. The area was subject to a significant migration of Germans in the mid 1800's and this influence is certainly obvious in the signs and names of the cafés and restaurants in this small town. Interesting church (Catholic)... see image below.
We spend a day travelling up to the lower slopes of the Volcano Osorno, take a ski lift even higher then, later, we trek down through woods; underfoot there is always volcanic ash from the nearby volcano Calbuco, which erupted in 2015. A trip on lake Todas los Santos completes a good day.
Onward into Patagonia tomorrow....
Osorno over lake Llanquihue
The volcanic slopes of Osorno
Osorno
Lago Todos los Santos
We fly south to the Chilean Lake District, transferring to Puerto Varas. The surprise is the climate: this could be mistaken for Northern Europe - apart from the slightly menacing volcanos rising to the east. The area was subject to a significant migration of Germans in the mid 1800's and this influence is certainly obvious in the signs and names of the cafés and restaurants in this small town. Interesting church (Catholic)... see image below.
We spend a day travelling up to the lower slopes of the Volcano Osorno, take a ski lift even higher then, later, we trek down through woods; underfoot there is always volcanic ash from the nearby volcano Calbuco, which erupted in 2015. A trip on lake Todas los Santos completes a good day.
Onward into Patagonia tomorrow....
Osorno over lake Llanquihue
The volcanic slopes of Osorno
Osorno
Lago Todos los Santos
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