Because of the passage of time, we're a little fuzzy on the day-to-day details of our travels. So we'll settle for posting a phew fotos and cutlines from each major segment of our trip.
The major segments were: 1) the archipelago of Chiloe, 2) the Lake District, 3) Torres del Paine National Park and 4) Easter Island.
Everyone should be so lucky to spend a few weeks in this part of the world. It has jaw-dropping scenery, soul-soothing solitude (soulsootude?) and the friendliest of people (not to mention some awesome wine).
First up: Chiloe. Or as we call it, the Islands of Friendly People.
The highlight was kayaking at dawn on the Puntra River, through a portion of the forest that was killed by a surge of seawater following the huge 1960 earthquake.
Our host for this adventure, Fernando of Chepu Adventures, advised us simply to paddle slowly upsteam without talking so we could "listen to Nature awaken" as the world turned from dark to dawn.
The sounds, and the sight, were magical.
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| Just before the sun hit the horizon, we had grabbed onto an old tree trunk so we could "listen to Nature awaken." |
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| The sound of the early birds, combined with the brightening sky, was magical. |
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| We heard the calls of large birds, the twitter of small birds and the pat-pat-pat of ducks' feet as they took off for flight. |
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| This part of the forest died following a surge of seawater following the 1960 earthquake. The coast is about 4 miles away. |
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| Following the dawn kayak, we drove to the coast near Ancud and went penguin watching. These are magellanic penguins. |
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| A Chilioe traffic jam. We don't get these at home. |
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