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So apparently it´s a bit windy and cold at the moment. This morning I was out for a walk, following the tourist walking trail around town, until I lost it, and went in search of a cafe instead. Puerto Varas has a fairly strong German heritage, lots of German buildings around, one of the main churches is modelled off one of the ones in Black Forest, apparently. So basically wandered around town, taking photos of old buildings, and a lake that you can´t see the other side (volcanoes) of. When the weather is clear (eg: yesterday), it was very scenic, but not in an over the top way, just pleasent way. Puerto Varas reminds me sort of a less boganie version of Bato´s Bay, without the fishing. Just a small town where there´s not much to do. So good for me to bludge. Fairly well do to Chileans around I think though.

Lunch today was Pastel de Choclos (which was bits of meat and a chicken drumstick cooked in creamy sweet corn mixture, in a pie sort of dish. Apparently a Chilean local dish. Was good. Followed by Kuchen, which, assuming from the name of it, is a german desert. Was rasberries with Riccota (I think) cake thing. Both were different. Both were yum.

I´ll be off to Castro tomorrow, a town in the middle of Chiloe island. So that will be very different again. I´m yet to find an ATM that doesn´t charge me high (>AUD$5) withdrawal fee. Peru and Bolivia were easier in this regard - BCP made things easy.

A good thing about the cool weather is that I sleep well, which is tops.

Enjoying spending time in Chile, but looking forward to getting back home: friends, family, own bed, water from the tap, home cooked food, clarinet, singing, running, etc, etc.