Tuesday, February 14

We are in Santiago with a day to see the city before a 9:45 pm flight to Toronto (and on to Denver tomorrow morning). I have a few minutes here on a hotel PC before we have to check out. We spent the past six days camping mostly and exploring national parks in the mountain and lake region in the northern part of Chilean Patagonia. Several of the volcanoes are active. We´re enjoying summer weather with fresh strawberries for breakfast this morning. I´ll detail our recent itinerary when I get to Boulder or Olympia.

Monday, February 13

Flew from Puerto Montt to Santiago. Had an end of trip dinner at Oceano Pacifico Restaurante - an interesting theme restaurant with an allegedly real whale's skeleton hanging from the ceiling.

Sunday, February 12

Drove to Puerto Varas, rented a cabaña (cabin) and drove the south shore of Lago Llanquihue for a close up view of Volcán Osorno. Arrived too late to hike, however.