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    • Day 3

      Angelmo - tipical chilene market

      February 28, 2020 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Angelmo ist der Markt der Meeresfrüchte. Unglaubliche Mengen frische Fische, Muscheln aller Art, Krabben, Seeigel .... was Mensch halt offensichtlich gerne isst. Ich leide - staune aber auch. Die Frischware ist so wunderbar appetitlich angerichtet, das Auge freut sich. Der Geruch hält sich auch in Grenzen - ist doch alles frisch aus dem Meer hier. Unmengen von Lachs, schaut wirklich alles wunderbar aus! Barbarisch finde ich die Darbietung so muschelähnlicher Krebse (?) nähere Erklärung dazu hier:
      https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austromegabalan…

      Rundum ein buntes Treiben und schöne Stände mit lokal gefertigten Souvenirs, brauchbaren Dingen, Kleidung.
      Und im Kaffeehaus gab es guten Kaffee - keinen Nescafe Pulverkaffee.
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    • Day 123

      Chile

      February 14, 2023 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Angekommen... nach 48 Stunden und 4 Flügen haben wir 17 Stunden am Stück geschlafen, die 2 darauf folgenden Nächte dann gar nicht. Verrücktes Jetlag. Nachdem wir uns erholt hatten sind wir mit unserem Leihwagen aus Puerto Montt Richtung Süden gestartet, mussten 4 Tage in Hornopirén auf die Fähre warten und sind jetzt nach 100km waghalsigster Schotterpiste mitten in den südlichen Anden, in Futaleufú angekommen. Von hier starten wir jetzt unsere ersten Wanderungen und ein bisschen Forellenfischerei. Das nächste Update gibt's aus dem PN de Patagonia!Read more

    • Day 5

      Le cirque, sur Ia route de Puerto montt

      March 10, 2017 in Chile ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

      Hier, il y a eu une activitée cirque pour les familles, organisée par des personnes du Splash Académie, le club des enfants. Il y avait des diabolos, des bâtons du diable, des tissus et des balles pour jongler.

      C'ÉTAIT GÉNIAL!!!

      Olivier
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    • Day 137

      3️⃣ Gringos im Kaufrausch!

      February 24, 2022 in Chile ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

      Heute wurde in den Tag ein bisschen später begonnen und wir sind erst gegen 11 Uhr aus der Tür gestolpert. Unser Apartment ist ehrlich gesagt das Letzte und der Typ, der das ganze bewirtschaftet, hat nicht alle Latten am Zaun. Er brabbelt immer wieder etwas vor sich hin und versucht irgendwas zu kommunizieren.

      Wir haben erst eine Wäscherei gesucht, weil wir nix mehr zum Anziehen haben. Jeder von uns hat zwei Beutel in der Hand. Die in Google Maps eingetragene Lavandaria existiert erst gar nicht und deswegen sind wir gleich mit einem Uber in die Stadt.

      Das Wetter ist für Puerto Montt sehr miserabel vorausgesagt für die nächsten Tage. Es regnet immer wieder mal und man muss sich eben kurz unterstellen, aber es ist lange nicht so schlimm wie befürchtet. In einer Mall hat July dann eine neue Bluetoothbox gekauft, weil wir sie im Hostel in Santiago liegen lassen haben... Wir sind übrigens die Meister in Sachen liegen lassen. Meine blaue lange Unterhose ist inzwischen auch weg:/ traurig manomann.

      Puerto Montt ist nicht sehr schön. Wir sind planlos in der Stadt rumgestrahlt und haben hier und dort mal nen Stop gemacht. Beim Busbahnhof haben wir uns dann informiert, von wo wir morgen in der Früh in den Nationalpark fahren können. Gegen Nachmittag haben wir dann doch noch nen schönen Teil von der Stadt entdeckt und haben die ganzen kleinen Straßenstände durchstöbert. Es gibt hier schöne kleine Dinge zu kaufen für einen spotbilligenn Preis. Jeder hat jetzt einen Geldbeutel mit Lamas drauf und July und ich haben uns eine Bauchtasche gekauft.

      Und das Highlight was ich beim Vorbeigehen entdeckt habe: Ein farbiger orangener Poncho! Ich musste den haben, weil der so ähnlich gut verarbeitet ist und auch so ähnlich ausschaut wie mein Poncho, der mir in Costa Rica gestohlen wurde! Ich liebe ihn. Jetzt hab ich zwei^^ Wird spannend, wie ich das unterbekommen soll in meinen Backpack. July hat sich auch einen geholt mit einem coolen Wolfsgesicht drauf. Zwei mega Ponchos!

      Vergeblich haben wir dann Fischrestaurants am Hafen abgeklappert, weil Johanes und ich auf der Suche nach Miesmuscheln waren. Wir haben vergebens gesucht und sind von einem Ort zum Nächsten. Irgendwann hat der Unterzucker und die genervte Stimmung uns in ein kleines Restaurant gezwungen. Tatsächlich war das Essen sehr gut. Wir hatten einen Starter und danach noch Fischgerichte. War sehr lecker und teuer aber hat sich gelohnt.

      Worauf wir heute hier in Puerto Montt paar mal drauf angesprochen wurden war La Guerra en la Ukraina! An jedem Ort, wo ein Fernseher im Lokal steht, liefen Nachrichten und ein Livestream zur Ukraine. Wir wurden als Deutsche gefragt, ob es stimmt. Leider ist es wahr. Das geht um die ganze Welt.

      Wir haben uns dann noch mit einem Bier, was wir schon den ganzen Tag mit uns herumgetragen haben, an den Hafen gesetzt und mit der neuen Musikbox gechillt. Witziger Zwischenfall war noch das Bussi, das July einer sehr merkwürdigen aufdringlichen Chilenerin auf den Hals geben musste. Kein Kommentar. Ein Uber hat uns dann zu unserer Ferienwohnung gebracht, wo schon wieder unser Verrückter auf uns gewartet hat.

      Ich hab inzwischen echt Angst vor dem Typen, vorallem ich muss ja immer mit dem quatschen und der ist einfach reudig. Bah. Hintergrundgeschichte: Mitten in der Nacht, kurz vorm ins Bett gehen, hat es nochmal an die Tür geklopft und er stand davor. Er wollte für morgen nochmal abklären, wo wir unser Gepäck lagern können. Unter anderem hat er mich dafür aber in seine Werkstatt geführt und ich will hier einfach weg. Er wollte dann noch 10.000 Pesos von uns leihen, weil er die wrsl für seinen Kokainrausch braucht.. Haben wir ihm in die Hand gedrückt und hoffen mal, dass wirs morgen wieder bekommen.

      Wir haben am Abend noch zusammen auf der Couch gechillt und July und ich haben stolz unsere Ponchos ausgepackt. Da füg ich im Nachhinein noch ein Bild davon uns an^^
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    • Day 24

      Welcome to Chile, and Northern Patagonia

      March 28, 2019 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

      I crossed the Andes! By bus, between the cities of Mendoza, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile, on March 25, 2019. By lucky chance, I sat in the “panorama seats,” right at the front of the bus, and blessed by clean windows, the mountains unfolded. After a two-hour border crossing (every single bag of every passenger was scanned, in addition to the usual passport/visa checking) we had the real adventure: a series of twenty-four switchbacks called “el caracol,” the snail. Truly terrifying. Check out the video in the photo section, which doesn’t even begin to record the experience.

      After a few hours in the main bus terminal in Santiago (a highlight was a large plate of vegetables for dinner) I was on an overnight bus south to Puerto Montt in the Lake District, and just north of the beginning of Northern Patagonia. In Chile, Patagonia is divided into north and south; for this trip, I decided to limit myself to the northern section.

      Puerto Montt has an interesting history—as a specially designated sector for German immigrants in the 1800’s, and as leading producer of farmed salmon. Now it’s the capital of the the Los Lagos Region, and an important administrative center in southern Chile. For more information, see this link:
      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Montt

      I stayed with an excellent Airbnb family, who originally hailed from Antofagasta in the very north of Chile. Mariana, the wife, kept getting teary-eyed when she saw me, as I evidently greatly resemble her late grandmother. Rodrigo, the husband, was the handsomest man I’ve seen in a long time—an ex-army officer. They looked after me with great care and affection AND we had very interesting conversations as well.

      On my own, I planned my travels, walked around the small city, took care of business—such as getting a Chilean SIM card—and took a hike on the island of Tenglo, which is just across a narrow canal. A very fine welcome to Chile.

      Please enjoy the pictures, and be sure to sign your first name if you leave a comment.
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    • Day 87

      To the ferry harbor

      December 25, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

      We walked all the way along the promenade, past the bus terminal, to the ferry harbor. Near the bus terminal, there were old steam engines displayed in the open area around. From the ferry terminal, we walked towards the viewpoints on the hill overlooking the coast. The views were amazing and we could only imagine how much better they would have been if it were sunny.Read more

    • Day 38

      Puerto Montt, Chile

      February 9, 2020 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

      That is what our captain wrote:

      "In all my years of cruising South America, I have never been as fortunate with the weather as we have these past days.  In years past, I have been hanging on with my teeth in anchorages, or being tug assisted while trying to stay on a berth; this year we have been blessed with clear skies, sun and light winds, (maybe the weather Gods are looking after me on my last voyage, fingers crossed). "

      Yes, the weather has been absolutely perfect.

      The city was founded in 1853 and completely destroyed in a 1960 earthquake.  The surrounding countryside is becoming a popular tourist destination.

      Two years ago when we visited Puerto Montt, we had a tour to the lakes and volcano. Since there is not much to see in Puerto Montt, we decided to visit German town Puerto Varas. This town is approximately 12 miles from the port of Puerto Montt.
      Today was tender port. I got up at 6:00 AM, got in line for tender tickets. There were already big line to get tickets. People lined up since 5:00 AM.

      We did not get on the first tender, but managed to get on the second with all people that were going on ship tour.
      We had few choices on how to get to Puerto Varas: take city bus, taxi or Uber. There was another couple going the same way, so we split the cost of the car ride.

      Puerto Varas is a city in southern Chile's Lake District. It has a view of snow-capped Osorno and Calbuco volcanos. Both of these are still active. The town has traditional German architecture. It was build in early 20th century. The city is also known as "the city of roses". They are everywhere.
      We had very nice day walking in this small city, enjoying good weather, beautiful views and musicians playing on the main squire. Our car driver suggested a restaurant for a lunch and around noon we found this restaurant and had a delicious lunch. Boris ordered salmon and I got a king crab.
      After lunch we walked a little bit more and then we decided to take Uber back to Puerto Montt. Could not find the Uber, we took some local currency from ATM and decided to take a local bus. We had one concern: How do we fit a wheelchair on this mini bus?
      We waited for the bus maybe 5 minutes. When the bus came, locals loaded Boris and the wheelchair on the bus and the driver was driving the bus and holding the wheelchair.
      It took about 30 min to get to our destination.
      It was good and interesting experience. To see pictures of the day please go to the link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Zz9awBeSvsE8o8bo8
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    • Day 13

      Day 10 - Cruising the Chile Coast

      January 8, 2019 in Chile ⋅ 🌧 46 °F

      Today was a day at sea as the Eclipse sailed from San Antonio to Puerto Montt. We explored the ship and attended some of the events on board.

      Breakfast was a huge buffet with just about anything imaginable. Food on board is free and plentiful. The joke is that you come on as a passenger but leave as cargo.

      We sat in on an art history lecture covering 30,000 years of art in 30 minutes. That was interesting and Gail stayed in the art gallery (yes, on board art gallery!) to listen to the art auction. We ate too much at the lunch buffet and walked the decks to explore the ship. We were out in open waters several miles offshore and the sea was a bit rough. The ship rocks, sometimes from side to side, other times aft to stern. The rock is noticeable but not too bad - more pronounced on the upper decks.

      If you haven't been on a cruise, you can think of the boat as an upscale hotel for 3,000. The upper decks (of the 15) are for activities. There are several pools and half a dozen hot tubs, a complete spa and fitness center, and a putting green. Mingled with the state rooms on the middle decks are a library, card room, internet lounge, and photo gallery and studio. There is a full casino with slots, black jack, and hold 'em tables. There are a range of (very upscale) shops selling jewelry, perfume, watches, handbags, clothing, and much else. There are several liquor and wine shops. (There are many, seemingly hardcore drinkers on board and the cruise sells four drink purchase plans, since the drinks are not free, even such mundane beverages as seltzer water and soft drinks - water tea and coffee are free). The ship has two theaters - a large (500+-seat) stage theater for performances and a smaller movie theater. There is also a medical center. During the day and into the night there is live and DJ'd music at different locations by different types of bands and solo performers - from R&R to classical. Each evening, they put on a major show on the big stage. Tonight it is a multi-instrumentalist. Getting around the shop (up and down) is by means of six, central elevators plus four more up front. There are also two wide stairs.

      I have an enormous appreciation of the complex logistics of putting together a cruise - getting all the passengers on and off; procuring, preparing and serving food to the captive audience and doing all this day-after-day at 10 different foreign ports. It's quite an operation which, for the most part, runs smoothly.

      The weather got worse as afternoon turned to evening with rain squalls, wind and choppy seas. This made the swaying more pronounced, even when sitting down, but it still wasn't bad. We attended the performance, a Chilean rocker who led the house band in many well-known hits and really charged up the house. We know from a past cruise that they always have top talent for these shows. With an early morning port call tomorrow in Puerto Montt, we skipped the big, late dinner and settled for a light soup from the buffet.
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    • Day 88

      Chiquihue beach

      December 26, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      We took the car at around 4 pm. They had a buffer time of +3 hours so we would have to return it before 7 pm on the 2nd Jan. The plan was to drive to Puerto Varas but we had given our clothes for washing and we had to collect them at 6 pm. So, we had 2 hours before we could start further so we decided to drive South along the coast for a while amd try and go to the island opposite the port.
      We could not find the place to take the ferry across and it was raining as well, so we decided to drive further for 30-40 minutes.
      The stop was at Chiquihue beach. It was a stone beach indicating it to be relatively new. We parked the car next to the beach and went for a walk.
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    • Day 2

      Houses in Puerto Montt

      April 4, 2017 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Houses in south Chile are wooden, colourful and near the Pacific Ocean they stand on stilts.

      Stayed in the loveley Casa Perla and had -again- a bed with a view.

      After a short stay heading again southwards...Read more

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