Lago de Todos los Santos

I'm sorry that I've gotten behind in posting. Between coming down with bronchitis and writing term papers, I've been quite busy the past couple of weeks. I will now post on the remainder of the Bing trip. Unfortunately, photos will have to come later because I am posting from home with a slower internet connection.

Saturday of the Bing Trip (11/10) we crossed the Lago de Todos los Santos from to Peulla, at which point we were very close to the Argentine border. The lake was very beautiful, and very windy. In Peulla we went on a safari which consisted of stopping to feed farm animals (including ratite birds from three different continents: Rhea- South America, Emu- Australia, Ostrich- Africa). There was one very aggressive goat, and several llamas. At a later stop we were allowed to feed deer. I did not find that particularly exciting given that I am accustomed to seeing deer in the backyard at home.

Before the lake crossing, we stopped at Petrohué Falls. They reminded me a lot of home. Lots of evergreen trees. The weather was somewhat colder than in Oregon, however, given that it felt like an Oregon October, when Chilean November is really equivalent to May in the Northern Hemisphere.