End of the line
Well, as with all vacations, this one is ending. I have just said goodbye to my friends Wayne and Audrey who have accompanied me up to this point, but they are returning to the States on an overnight flight. I am back in Santiago, where this adventure began (unless you count the La Paz ordeal).
The last two days, we spent on Chiloé Island, located just south of Puerto Montt. Wednesday we went on a tour from Castro and saw a couple of very unique churches, including one that collapsed just five years ago and has since been reconstructed. These are a very unique style made out of wood almost entirely. After visiting these churches we went to the Chiloe National Park where we got to hike through this beach jungle area and then afterwards we went out to the beach and got to see the Pacific Ocean. However, it was very windy and cold, the water there comes right off of Antarctica, so it's absolutely freezing. Some rocky cliffs made for a nice photo with the waves breaking.
Then, yesterday, we traveled north to Ancud where we briefly visited the San Antonio Fort, the last Spanish fort in all of Chile which was eventually taken by the Chileans in the late 1800's. After this we went on an excursion to Puñihuil, where there are penguin colonies! We paid for a brief boat trip out to the islands, where they got us very close to the birds. We got some incredible photos of both Humboldt and Magellanic penguins, and this is the only place where both live together in the whole world. Additionally we saw a couple sea otters and some cormerants. Afterwards we were taken to some incredible overlooks of the ocean where I took some spectacular photos. Then, to top off the day, we returned to Puerto Varas where we found the Osorno Volcano completely clear and unobstructed. I got some amazing photos of it as well with Lake Llanquihue in the foreground. Just before dark the Cabulco and Tronador volcanoes cleared as well and all three had a pink color on them from the sunset, making them an incredible photo!
It's a good thing this trip is about over, I am exhausted and ready to go back to peaceful Trinidad. I will finally be back there Sunday afternoon.
The last two days, we spent on Chiloé Island, located just south of Puerto Montt. Wednesday we went on a tour from Castro and saw a couple of very unique churches, including one that collapsed just five years ago and has since been reconstructed. These are a very unique style made out of wood almost entirely. After visiting these churches we went to the Chiloe National Park where we got to hike through this beach jungle area and then afterwards we went out to the beach and got to see the Pacific Ocean. However, it was very windy and cold, the water there comes right off of Antarctica, so it's absolutely freezing. Some rocky cliffs made for a nice photo with the waves breaking.
Then, yesterday, we traveled north to Ancud where we briefly visited the San Antonio Fort, the last Spanish fort in all of Chile which was eventually taken by the Chileans in the late 1800's. After this we went on an excursion to Puñihuil, where there are penguin colonies! We paid for a brief boat trip out to the islands, where they got us very close to the birds. We got some incredible photos of both Humboldt and Magellanic penguins, and this is the only place where both live together in the whole world. Additionally we saw a couple sea otters and some cormerants. Afterwards we were taken to some incredible overlooks of the ocean where I took some spectacular photos. Then, to top off the day, we returned to Puerto Varas where we found the Osorno Volcano completely clear and unobstructed. I got some amazing photos of it as well with Lake Llanquihue in the foreground. Just before dark the Cabulco and Tronador volcanoes cleared as well and all three had a pink color on them from the sunset, making them an incredible photo!
It's a good thing this trip is about over, I am exhausted and ready to go back to peaceful Trinidad. I will finally be back there Sunday afternoon.
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