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Chile (South) - South America
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Puerto Varas
In Puerto Montt I dropped my bag at the friendly Gallardo homestay, and joined the public celebrations that were being held for some reason that I have forgotten now.
The following day I confirmed my berth on the ferry Puerto Eden going south the week later and backtracked north to Lake Llanquihue to visit the two charming towns of Puerto Varas and Frutillar which were settled by German immigrants. In the background looms Volcán Osorno that was hidden in the clouds when I passed close to its base the day before.
Frutillar
By the weather was nice again. I had been unlucky to do the cruise over the glacial lakes on a stormy day. I accepted my disappointment because that bit of bad luck was just the exception that confirmed my usual exceptionally good luck.
Castro
I went directly to Castro, the regional capital in the center of the island, where I stayed overnight. I found that Chiloé looked a lot like Nova Scotia with small fishing villages dispersed along the bays of a convoluted shore.
That evening, I found my way to the restaurant Palafito, not far from here by the seashore, where I indulged in an unforgettable dinner accompanied by an excellent white Chilean wine, sea urchins followed by a huge plate of "Curanto" which I was unable to finish (a heap of mussels, clams and cockles to which had been added pork, chicken and smoked sausages).
Ancud
The fishing is still good off the coast of Chile. Watching them unload their fish brought to my mind similar images of bountiful catches being unloaded on the east coast of Canada forty years ago when the cod fishery had not yet been depleted by over fishing (And by unduly protected seals whose numbers are soaring!).
Puerto Montt
Finally, the time came to board the ferry for the three-day
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