Daily Archives: February 16, 2008

Hi there! Our trip in Chile is going great. What a wonderful country!  It seems impossible that we have seen and done so much in such a relatively short time. From our start in Santiago to our current southern most point in the town of Castro on the island of Chiloe, this has been one amazing trip so far.  We have stayed in a charming rural guesthouse run by Germans near the town of Talca, to a deluxe hotel on the shores of Lago Villarica in Pucon and now we are in an utterly eccentric lodge called Unicornio Azul (Blue Unicorn), which rises 4 floors up the steep hillside from the bay and is painted, you guessed it……….PINK..  
 
Although we enjoyed Santiago mainly because we were finally in Chile, we were happy to hit the road.  IN true Rally mode, Bernard took the wheel and I took the maps, and everything proceeded smoothly from there. The Panamericana is an easy 4-lane highway with little traffic, so a pleasure to drive.  Our transit days tend to take about 6-8 hours of driving, what with stops for gas, for lunch, etc.  Then we stay for 2-3 days in once place and explore that particular area.  In the vicinity of Talca, we went for our first hike. 

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