Octogenarian Odyssey

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Nov 13

Our ride into Puerto Montt took us along the shore of a large lake called Lago Llanguihue and through some beautiful country and towns. One town, Frutillar, is part of the Unesco Creative City network. This quote is from the UNESCO site: “Located in southern Chile in...

Nov 11

After an early arrival to our little cabins in the country, we enjoyed the sun and happy hour. The next day, the sun rose early and gave us a cool, four-degree morning. Then, 40k on Freeway five and a left turn took us through dairy cattle land. I have never seen so...

Nov 9

We had a dry day from Villarrica to Valdivia, Valdivia which appears to be a lovely city in a spectacular setting. Three Rivers and the ocean come together to form the backdrop for the city. Another reason to visit Valdivia is it is the headquarters for Kunstmann...

Nov 7

Ruca (del mapudungun ruka,’casa’) es el nombre de la vivienda tradicional de los mapuches, pueblo que habita en los actuales territorios de Chile y Argentina . Ruca (from Mapudungun ruka, ‘house’) is the name of the traditional home of the...

Nov 6

We left Concepcion, crossed the Bio Bio River, and followed it upstream for 35k before turning South. Observing this river reminded me of following the Columbia River to Astoria in Washington, as both are very wide and surrounded by forests. During the rest of this...