AustraliaState of VictoriaHumeMelbourne Airport37°40’8” S 144°50’50” E 30 Januari 2018, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We leave at 8, fly for 12 hours and land an hour before we took off
ChileSantiagoBarrio BellavistaSanta Lucia Hill33°26’1” S 70°38’54” W
30 Januari 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Settling in for a night’s sleep after the flight. We are staying a couple of nights in the old part of the town, in a restored hostel.
ChileSantiagoBarrio BellavistaPlaza de Armas de Santiago33°26’4” S 70°38’57” W
31 Januari 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
After a good sleep, it was time to wander around the city. Santiago is a mix of old and new, but in the heart of the city, the old dominates in the buildings and many cobblestoned streets. TypicallyBaca lagi
ChileRegión del BiobíoChillanChillán36°36’30” S 72°7’9” W
1 Februari 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Well the time has come to start our journey south. We spent a morning at Parquemet in Santiago where we visited the statue of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Concepción which also provides aBaca lagi
ChileRegión de la AraucaníaRenaico37°50’20” S 72°23’37” W
2 Februari 2018, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
More travel, still jet lagged, and just happy to get the bus. We travelled through the Araucaria region, and at last we are really getting glimpses of the Andes and the Araucaria pines, which remindBaca lagi
ChileRegión de la AraucaníaTemuco38°44’1” S 72°35’12” W
3 Februari 2018, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
After a late start to the morning...still kicking that old jet lag...we made our way to the bus terminus and boarded the bus to Puerto Montt. Temuco was a pleasant climate, but it is getting colder asBaca lagi
ChileLos LagosPuerto Varas41°7’6” S 72°31’11” W
4 Februari 2018, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Hired a car today. We went up the road a bit to Puerto Vargas on the edge of Lago (lake) Llanquihue, and found a great little restaurant which did the most amazing local foods, including a favouriteBaca lagi
5 Februari 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
Jet lag and yesterday’s long trip to Volcan Osborne had taken their toll, and so a lazy day was spent just driving about the town and then to the airport, where delay followed delay and eventuallyBaca lagi
6 Februari 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
After a very late (2 am) arrival in Punta Arenas, Dave collected a hire car and we proceeded to head off around the town, using the time to purchase any last minute necessities for the trip south. ABaca lagi
7 Februari 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
Our second day in Punta and a chance to drive south to the Museo Etnico - Kenkeu, which is a recently established park focusing on the history of local tribes, especially the Selk’nam who wereBaca lagi
