Showing posts with label waterfalls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label waterfalls. Show all posts

Feb 16, 2009

Ferry from Puerto Chacubuco to Puerto Montt


After two days in Puerto Aisen we got the ferry from Puerto Chacabuco headed for Puerto Montt. Getting on the ferry we were pleasantly surprised to find that for the equivalent of £41 that we got a cabin with bunks in it! 
After sleeping for eight hours I awoke to find that the ferry was just leaving the port after spending the night loading her. Which was great as I had been thinking that we would miss all the great scenery with a night time departure, thankfully not, as we had breakfast we were treated to a feast for our eyes as numerous waterfalls and huge landslides could be seen from the galley. 
The first twelve hours were very calm with splendid scenery all around, until we crossed the Golfo Corcovado, where the channels we were travelling up have no land protection from the Pacific. Almost everyone disappeared below immediately as the boat began to pitch and roll (sometimes wildly) for three to four hours, before getting to the shelter offered by Isla Grande de Chiloe.


The ships positioning system



Islands



Looking back towards Islas Las Huichas in the Canal Moraleda



Hermit house






Massive waterfall



2hours into the journey



Moody waterfall


Feb 7, 2009

Puerto Aysen


We spent 2 days in the small town of Puerto Aysen between leaving Coyhique and getting the ferry from Puerto Chacubuco, we did try to stay in Chacubuco but there was no campsite and only 1 hotel, which was a five star and slightly out of budget.
Puerto Aysen is not the prettiest of towns and doesn't see too much gringo action so we were a bit  of a novelty! We stayed in what could be loosely described as a hospedaje, but was more like a doss house for workers in the town. 
The surrounding countryside was fantastic though and seldom explored, waterfalls and condors everywhere and the odd glacier here and there.


Wildman in the wilds!


Sarah amongst the debris at the bottom of a cascada



Another day another glacier






Thistles grow in Chile too!


Waterfall central