Matt and Nic in Chile

Has taken ages to post these pics.. so for now enjoy them.. i will write some more L8er..
well now that i finally gotten around to it i will write about the pics below and the great times we had while Matt and Nic graced us with their presence.. we did about 3500km in driving visited a dozen different towns/cities and saw half a volcano.. avoided the conflicts with Mapuches and got an invite to the ranch from Massiel's dad.. which made me almost fall on my butt.. i was gob smacked.. the gravity and implication of this is too huge to be able to explain here.. in summary its a good thing and we're over the moon.. so stand by for some ranch posts in the very near future..

At the museum in Lota..

an Araucaria Tree.. "LOTA"

flowers from Parque Lota

a gift from china in Parque Lota

Hush Puppies

Me and the Mrs overlooking the city of Concepcion

Matty and Nicolyn with city views

an ugly duckling

the clock (bell) tower at Universidad de Concepcion

in the ampitheartre and the whale skeleton

while we were ther there was a protest from a Mapuche group

a beach in Arauco

Caleta Llico

Chileans at the Beach

Llico from a hill nearby

in Lebu..

at la Cueva Del Toro

a Mapuche Museum and a hut

in Contulmo.. the empty fountain

at Capitan Pastene where we had some italian food (a colony of italians there)

in Temuco

Hotel Cruz del Sol

at the lookout in Temuco on Cerro Ñielol

in Carahue.. note my mum in law in the background with the Mrs ;)

me at the Ranch.. a Mapuche statue carved from native wood

Salto Truful-Truful near Volcano Llaima (the one that was erupting)

Massiel with arms wide open..



a nice scenic drive to the Argentinean border where we enjoyed some more food

the lake near the border

Lake Colico

Dirt roads.. made the car a 4x4

a little crazy driving and a near death experience earnt me this title

in Villarica.. near the lake where u suposedly can see the Volcano Villarica



could not see a volcano due to CLOUDS.. unlucky esp in summer

a sculpture in Pucon

another hidden volcano in Pucon

on the way to Valdivia we made a toilet stop.. Oh and Matty added more slogans

we stopped at a Raspberry farm and got kilo for 700pesos ($1.70)

a sea lion in Valdivia

took a river cruise









the fish market on the river in Valdivia





had lunh at the Kunstmann Brewery.. great food but WAY too big



huge BURGERS!



Matty throwin rocks at the sea from the Edge of the cliff inNiebla

the city of Osorno.. kinda old but cheap to stay in

found a great Italian restaurant

the food was worth the stay in such an old city



overlooking Lago Llanquihue.. the water in a celestial Blue

another hidden Volcano.. Volcano Osorno

Salto Petrohue (salto = waterfalls)



Puerto Varas.. had lunch at a Pizza place.. YUMMMMM

on a ferry that got us across to Chiloe Island

outside our Cabins

went to see the Peguins in Las Pinguineras, Puñihuil



the Pengiuns.. Magallanes & Humbolt





group shot

matty got his boots stuck

a mare and her foal

chiloe countryside

Castro, catholic Church



typical house in Castro, Chiloe

in Frutillar a German colonized town..

can u see the tip of the Volcano?