Day 17: Puerto Montt
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A visit to the Lake Llanquihue
towns of Frutillar and Puerto Varas in the morning.
The afternoon spent sailing on the final leg of
the trip.
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Because we only had
a morning in Puerto
Montt, we had to choose between a trip to the Petrohue
Falls, which involved a long drive from the port, thus limiting
time at the falls, or a shorter drive to the two towns on
the edge of Lake Llanquihue. |
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The visit to the falls
was tempting, being quite close to the Osorno volcano (see
map below) and with what promised to be a very scenic drive
along the southern shore of Lake Llanquihue. |
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The shorter trip to
Frutillar and Puerto Varas won, however. There was also
the prospect of seeing Osorno and some other smaller volcanoes
across the lake. |
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It was a very early start
to the day, so Geoff decided to stay on the ship. |
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The landing jetty serves
all international passengers, whether they are tendering
in from the big ships, or on zodiacs from small ships like
ours. |
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The coaches, along with
drivers and guides, were ready and waiting for us. |
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We were given tourist
maps. It looked like we could easily have spent an interesting
couple of days here, rather than trying to squeeze in a
visit in a morning. |
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Our first stop was at
the lovely little lakeside town/village of Frutillar,
where there was a definite musical theme going on! |
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We enjoyed a very pleasant
stroll along the lake's edge. |
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Sadly, there were no
views of the Osorno volcano or the other smaller volcanoes
across the lake today, but here is what we could have been
seeing! |
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Leaving Frutillar, we
took a very scenic drive towards Puerto Varas... |
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A few images taken from
the coach as we left Puerto Varas. |
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Approaching Puerto Montt. |
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Members of the expedition
team were awaiting us at the cruise terminal and ready to
take us back to the ship. |
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Soon after everybody
had arrived back on the ship, the anchor was taken up and
the ship sailed. Before long, we sailed through the Chacao
Channel. |
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A snapshot of the route
today, since our lunchtime departure from Puerto Montt. |
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