and then we was in chile

From Colonia Suisa we headed back to Bariloche, where we feasted on steaks and wine and chocolate and got our fill of civilization. Then we rented a car and headed to Chile to see the other side and catch a glimpse of the pacific.

Didn't think about not being able to take food over the border, so at customs we had to stuff our faces full of all the avacadoes, tomatoes, bananas, sausage, and other road snacks we'd packed. As good a place as any for dinner.

Then we drove west towards the pacific, saw some beautiful scenery, and bought some fresh raspberries from a nice lady at a roadside stand along the way.

We spent the night in Puerto Varas, a cool little town by a beautiful lake with one of the umpteen volcanoes in the area looming behihind.

mmm, volcanos.

lots of em.

Then we headed west as west we could go. Saw some penguins. Rad.

And we spent a few hours in Carelmapu, an awesome little fishing village, where we ate some super dupe sea food and hung out on the beach with a few hundred fishing boats and a few chileans.











And then we saw Jesus, who's been hanging out in a little glass house in a boat by the pacific all along. Who knew?

We had to give the car back so some other people could enjoy a ride in it, so we headed back to argentina.

Along the way, we bought two more pounds of raspberries and four pounds of cherries, all of which we had to eat within the two hours before we got to the border. And Matt and Tom wouldn't help. Maggie and I ate it all. It was a little hard on the belly, but man that fruit was good.

Back in Argentina we stopped for the night by Lake Angostina, just a little ways outside Bariloche. We found this awesome little cabin to stay in up on the mountainside overlooking the lake. From our enormous comfy bed we watched the Iowa primaries and felt the rumble in our bellies.

Obama 2008!!!!


Then it was time to mosey back to Bolivia. It was a good trip. A fine trip. Sad to see it end. And sad to leave the good company of our friends. But patagonia is still there, and Maggie and Matt are still out there somewhere. And we'll see them all someday not too far from now.


Until the next adventure, make peace and enjoy yourselves.