Day 1 -Sunday 3/3
3 Mac, Chile ⋅ 🌬 63 °FThe adventure begins! Picked up our car, an MG crossover, and met Stephen in Puerto Varas. You can barely make out the dramatic outline of the Osorno volcano on the lake. Then it was off to the startBaca lagi
The adventure begins! Picked up our car, an MG crossover, and met Stephen in Puerto Varas. You can barely make out the dramatic outline of the Osorno volcano on the lake. Then it was off to the startBaca lagi
Today we had a long 6hr road trip including two more ferries to Chaiten where there is a great volcano to hike. The weather was perfect, the water was like a lake and there were very few signs ofBaca lagi
So we began by climbing Chaiten Volcano today. Three fairly steep hours. The crater has two huge domes in the middle. The views were great. Weird circle around the sun when we got back down.
Then weBaca lagi
Today we ran the rapids on the Rio Futaleufu! The guides were real pros and the trip was a blast. The scenery was spectacular en route.
Today we drove to the famous Ventisquero Colgante (hanging glacier) which really is an amazing sight. First we hiked to the summit opposite and then we also took a boat close to the base. I haveBaca lagi
Went to the amazing Cerro Castillo National Park. Had a walk along the river surrounded by amazing scenery. Hardly anyone there. This was one of the highlights of the trip. The peaks areBaca lagi
All of these pics are from a trip into Laguna San Raphael National Park. Temperate rain forest like the rest. Another and even more dramatic hanging glacier.
Last pics of Patagonia. We drove from one end of Chiloé island to another stopping in a few key towns and finally taking a boat out to a penguin colony on a small rocky islet. Then it was back to theBaca lagi