Chile...de nuevo

January 26, 2009

We arrived in Punta Arenas, a small town in Chile (a mandatory stop over) for one night only. It happened to be Sunday and the town could quiet litrally have been a ghost town. We were starting to wonder if we could find dinner. After a mate (Argetine tea) in the hotel, we wandered out again and found a cute seafood restauraunt where we shared fresh fish plates for under $20.

January 27, 2009

Early morning flight, crankiness and then a 3 hour bus ride. But we did not go too hungry, thanks to the nice lady at the hotel who fixed us a bag lunch to go.

We arrived to the small town of Valdivia in the south of Chile around 2pm. We found a cheap place to stay and then grabbed food at the supermarket to have a picnic by the river. Valdivia is located in the beautiful lakes district of southern Chile, an area we plan to explore for the next 5 days.

Here is an image of the town....
http://photos.igougo.com/images/p307009-Valdivia-Another_Harbor_Shot.jpg

Here is a map of the area we are in:
http://www.geocities.com/mapachile/sur.gif

The town is small, perfect for relaxing in green parks, slow boat rides and great (cheap) dinners. We plan to hang out until tomorrow and then head north 3 hours to Pucon, to visit a friend I met there during my travels in 2003.

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Things already lost in the trip:
Alejandra's towel
Greg's treasure box

Greg's favorite pants are starting to rip on the behind. He has succeed in keeping them alive using duct tape. Let's hope it holds.