Chile - Day 5

First thing on Day 5 morning we were picked up in front of our hotel by a big tour bus. Unfortunately, we were the first ones picked up and the last ones dropped off, but we did get to see lots of scenery and the seats were comfortable. Then we drove along a rode that skirts Lago Llanquihue, a huge, beautiful lake.

Our first stop was the Saltos de Petrohue (I think it means Petrohue rapids or falls). It was very windy and bitterly cold, but beautiful. We had a perfect view of the Volcano Osorno from here.

Then we drove a little bit more to get to the boat that would take us across Todos Los Santos. It was a very nice cruise.

You could either sit inside, or outside. I tried to split my time between both. The air was so clean and clear here, which was a stark contrast to Santiago where it is so smoggy that you can rarely see the Andes mountains!

We got off the boat in a small town called Peulla (which I still can't pronounce). We had a choice of a couple of activities (canopy (zip line), horseback riding, 4x4 safari), but we chose a 1 hour horseback ride. They took us by bus a little ways from the town to a farm. When we got there there was a condor sitting on a stable. (The condor is the national bird of Chile). It was so cool to see him! But then I was hurried off to get on my horse. Our guide, Marco, didn't say much, but the ride was nice, even though the horses seemed to not like us. We got to ride through water, which I had never done before. The horses kept wanting to stop to eat. (My mom doesn't like horses, so she waited for us at the hotel.) Then we came back to Peulla and had lunch at the Hotel Peulla. We all ate salmon, because it was the only choice besides the pork, which we were instructed not to eat by our tour guide!