Time to head for warmer weather – while yesterday was a bright sunny day and today looks similar, it gets quite cool at night – not as bad as the south of England this week – but still cool enough to welcome the extra blankets on the bed.
We are heading north to Valdivia – about 220km – and our route initially along the northside of the lake takes us through an area that was colonised by German immigrants in the mid 19th century. This is the heart of Chile's dairy industry and we saw some huge dairy herds along the way - and a fair few beef cattle as well.
Stopped in Osorno for coffee and a look at a very interesting modern concrete cathedral with a lattice bell tower. Beautiful frontage with mosaic representations of the 12 apostles. Then it was onto the Panamerican for an hour or so before turning towards the coast and the old colonial city of Valdivia – although there was not much of the old city left after the 1960 earthquake and Tsunami.
Arriving on the day that the city celebrated its 460 anniversary probably explained why it had proved impossible to book any accommodation in advance. However it was probably as well since we found a very nice apartment on the Isla Teja – across the river from the city centre – with a very friendly landlady who spoke Spanish slowly so I could understand her!
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