- Arrival in Puerto Montt in the Chilean Lake Region
- Organize a rental car and drive off
- Drive to Puerto Varas and from there continue along the Llanquihue Lake
- Fascinating view of the snow-white volcano Osorno
Despite the comfortable reclining seats, you only sleep moderately in the jerky night bus. We arrive in Puerto Montt punctually at 9 a.m. We will find out more at the tidy bus station Rental car and you will find what you are looking for straight away!
After a coffee we head north, where we will soon be in Puerto Varas arrive. Many signs of German immigrants can be seen here. We drive along the vast Llanquihue lake along and come to the majestic Osorno volcano getting closer. Despite its only 2652 m asl, it rises high above the surrounding landscape and its snow-white summit contrasts strongly with bright blue sky. The second volcano on our right, the Calbuco, is almost forgotten. It is not for nothing that we like to compare the Osorno with the Japanese Fujiyama. The villages work extremely European, tidy, organized and clean. Cows graze on the extensive pastures and the roads are in good condition.
Finally we reach that Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park and see us the turquoise ones Saltos del Petrohué at. Despite the still wonderful weather and an astonishingly warm 25 degrees, the falls do not quite deliver the expected super subject, as they currently have too little water. We are by no means the only ones who visit the roaring water, numerous locals are also there. But not only that! The hordes of laborious ones Tábanos - local horseflies - are a real nuisance.
We continue on a gravel road through wonderful forest to Petrohue to stay there overnight. The village turns out to be more of a luxury resort and we decide to go outside the park in Ensenada to look for a place to stay. In a simple and inexpensive hospedaje we find what we are looking for and eat delicious salmon. Then you will soon go to bed, after all, the bus trip has left its mark.
