As we continue our journey north the weather is beginning to become warmer but it is still a cool 15C at noon in Puerto Montt.
This small fishing town is the gateway to the Chilean Lake District - an area popular for climbing, hiking, camping, fishing and many other outdoor pursuits. The town buildings are very rustic and visually interesting. The row of general stores in the picture below have the family living quarters above. The stores are jammed with all kinds of general supplies and it is almost impossible to navigate through the narrow aisles between the goods.
This cute little girl was hanging handicrafts onto a peg board outside of her parents store. She was perhaps three years old at most.
Fishing boats
Street dogs choose the most unusual places to hang out - there are 5 or 6 on this tin roof
Local salmon - mostly farmed
Local artisan cheeses
Mostly local fruit and vegetables are sold in the small market stores - large variety and excellent quality - the strings in the top centre of picture are smoked mussels. Smoked and dried shell fish was available in many of the stores and blocks of dried sea weed were also commonly seen for sale.
Cathedral built from local red cedar - copper cupola - very impressive
Smiling Llama - take a picture - cheap!!
Sail away - Mount Osorno (height 2650m) in background is often compared to Mt Fuji in Japan because of its similar shape. Osorno is one of the most active volcanoes in the southern Chilean Andes - it is snow capped year round.
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