Today was a very good day. The sun came out for us even though the forecast had been for scattered rain (and the past two weeks had been very windy and rainy). We are in Puerto Montt, Chile, gateway to the Lakes District and the first city settled by German immigrants to Chile in 1853.
If you were dropped here blindfolded you would swear you had been dropped into the middle of Switzerland or Bavaria. Until you notice some of the cows are llamas, or turn around and see the enormous Volcano Osorno. We got lucky today and were just able to see the top peaking in and out of the clouds.
We had a tour today of the Llanquehue (pronounced Yankee-way) region by a young man who was apparently wrangled into this by his sister, who is a professional tour guide. But Hernán is just a 17 year old high-school junior with passable, but limited, English. Nonetheless, we managed to ask questions, he knew most of the answers and even negotiated some reduced prices at the market for us. Our group took what could have been an awkward situation and turned it into a fun and memorable day. Trivia question for you all: Any guesses as to what these items are in the first picture below? We know the answer from Hernán, but I want to see what you think they might be?
After a leisurely dinner and show (Magic To Do by Stephen Schwartz for those of you up on your Broadway tunes) we decided to head to the room to catch up on the inauguration news and reviews. Tomorrow is a sea day as we navigate the Chilean fjords. It is now ten minutes before 10 pm, and is still light out!
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