The South!!!

After a very long overnight busride (with the small comfort of reclining seats) we arrived in Pucon... to rain and gloom! The only thing we could see was the forest floor.

However, after the heat and aridity of the north, we welcomed the rain and fog, and of course our wonderful family who shared their cabin with us, even when we were occasionally messy.

On day four, it finally cleared up , just in time for us to see Volcano Villarica... smoking!

Our next stop was Valdivia, where we enjoyed one of the town´s specialties...CHOCOLATE! It lived up to all expectations. Then, on to Puerto Varas, a beautiful city between two volcanoes, and finally to Castro, on the island of Chiloe, where we are now.

Just a little way down the hill is where we´re staying.

Yesterday, we took our first Chilean tour, that took us to an island beside the island we´re staying at. A very turbulant ferry ride that made some seasick...and Eliana relax and fall asleep. She is a true Nova Scotian!

We ate a traditional dish cooked in the ground and covered in leaves. Muscles, clams, sausage, pork, potatoes and potatoe patties, while laughing at the thought that we were vegetarians once (and will be again, we swear!).

At the very end of the very long tour, we stopped at a waterfall before continuing the mostly unpaved way back to our hospedaje.

As always, thinking of you with love.

Greg and Eliana