Puerto Montt, Chile (Feb 10)

Puerto Montt, named for a 19th century Chilean president who encouraged German immigration, sits at the end of a long sound and is famous for its salmon aquaculture. Puerto Montt serves as the gateway to western Patagonia, the Chiloe archipelago, and the Lake District.

We anchored offshore and took tenders in to the dock.

As often the case, our tender was one of our lifeboats.

German influence in the town of Frutillar on the shores of Lago Llanquihue, the largest lake in Chile, third largest in South America, and of the three, the only one entirely in one country.

Lutheran church in Frutillar.

The beautiful Theater of the Lake in Frutillar, a city of music.

Bob at the piano sculpture by the lake.  (…he’s never sounded better!)

At the shore of Lago Llanquihue with two volcanos in the background: Osorno (on left at 2,600 meters, with top barely peaking above the clouds, and Puntiagudo (2,493 meters, on right.)

Drive along lake to Puerto Varas, city of roses. 

Catholic Church in Puerto Varas

Drive back to port, dog tired.