Blogging this evening from Pucon, the tourist capital of the northern Chilean lakes district. Today was a wash, literally. After two days of beautifully clear skies we had to slog though a wet Monday, severely limiting any outdoor activities. Unfortunately the area around Pucon is based on exactly this type of activity (hiking, mountain biking, rafting, zip-lining, etc.) so having a day like this forces you to just sit around and catch up on your reading. Here´s hoping the weather will allow us to do something productive tomorrow.
Yesterday we had a great day exploring the Pacific coast town of Valdivia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valdivia%2C_Chile
The botanical gardens at the local university were spectacular, full of an amazing variety of tree species from around the world. We also walked through a great little fish market and even managed to visit a local microbrewery founded by 19th century German immigrants to the area. Due to unforeseen paperwork problems related to taking our Chilean rental car into Argentina we have had to shuffle our plans and we will have to return the car withing the next two days and then take a 6-7 hour bus ride over to the Argentine side of the lakes district. I feel like I have been in Chile for quite some time now and I am eagerly awaiting my return to the land of steaks and mate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_%28beverage%29
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