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| Puerto Montt |
After catching a rather pleasant overnight bus (we had thought we were getting fully reclined [first class style] seats but ended up with semi cama [recline] which turned out a hell of a lot cheaper and actually not too bad) we arrived in what would soon be known as the asshole of Chile – Puerto Montt. The top things to do in Puerto Montt are the bus station (seriously Lonely Planet rates the best thing Puerto Montt has going for it is that it is a gateway to all the other places of Patagonia) and the ferry port. To top things off it was raining!
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| The view for the majority of the time |
We were due to only spend one night in this lovely place but
at about 8pm we got an email from Navimag saying the boat had been delayed due
to bad weather. To cut things short we ended up getting to spend 3 nights in
Puerto Montt where it rained for 3 days straight – fair to say Puerto Montt is
not high up on our hit list.
When we finally did get to board the ferry the sun was out
so we were hoping for an early departure so we could make the most of the
unexpected sunshine. We didn’t! We ended up catching a bus to the ferry at
10am,
boarding the boat around 11am and then proceeded to sit in the port until
6pm while they loaded the ferry with all the other vehicles, etc. (Navimag is
more of a transport company than a tourist ferry).
The next 3 days we spent on the boat with mainly wet and
cold conditions outside. It wasn’t all bad and the scenery (when you can
actually see it) is amazing. Not that we have been to the fjords of Scandinavia
but we imagine the Chilean fjords are very similar.
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| The Chilean Fjords |
When the sun was out most people we outside taking in the
view and getting snap happy. We did get so see a pod of porpoises playing in the
waves (very briefly) and numerous seals but really it was more about the landscape,
which for me once you’ve seen it for 5 minutes, not much is going to change
for the next hour or so.
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| Sunrise on our final day |
Still we were glad we did the trip (it was a whole lot more
appealing than a 32 hour bus ride which we are looking at doing to get back to the
marvellous Puerto Montt) but we wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. If you like
sitting on your arse looking at the same picture for hours on end (Maus and
Nic) then knock yourself out and get on board Navimag. If not, endure the pain
and take the bus!
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| Double Bagging It! |
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