We have spent a couple of days in Puerto Varas, close to Puerto Montt, the destination of our ferry trip. We are now in the lake district of Chile - lush green meadows, lakes, snow covered mountains and snow capped volcanoes and definitely some warmer weather. As the crow flies we are just a short distance from Bariloche in Argentina, an area we visited previously. Yesterday we did a good walk close to the base and up the side of the Volcan Orsano, the one pictured in the photograph. The hike was tough almost up to the snowline, and on the typical volcano shape, the higher we went, the steeper the slope ! Today we spent the day further north along Lago Llanquehue at a small quaint and quiet town called Frutilla with a german heritage. We had a great short walk in a native forest area maintained and studied by the Faculty of Forestry from the University of Chile. Another overnight bus trip tonight as we make our way north to the capital of Chile, Santiago.
