Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Purto Montt, Chile
'Symphony of lakes  and Volcanoes'

Puerto Montt is not  much of a town. But oh, the glorious countryside. We drive to  nature reservation and climb  a narrow path to the river, very  popular among fishermen  for fly fishing. We admire the  view, the river flowing  rapidly over stones   and  bushes. This is easy; but then we have to climb a steep  path to the Osomo  volcano- which isn't there. I see no crater, but the ground is covered with  lava bits and makes walking, climbing, hard. But the sun shines , the ocean is deep blue, the

mountains dark and festooned with snow.  We notice along the way  houses and shops with  german names; no wonder they settled here.

The lunch offered is very  good too; we get to taste  the local brew.