Wednesday, March 18On Daniel’s last day in Chile, we took a micro to Puerto Montt. We spent the final day exploring the industrial city to the south known for it’s once booming salmon industry now in crisis due to the ISA disease. Daniel couldn’t have put it better when he said, “This city could do a lot for itself with a little paint and a power-washer.” We walked to Angelmo, the local crafts fair, to find the last couple of gifts for everyone at home. We were quite successful as I was able to continue my bartering skills left over from Pucón. With the gift shopping complete and not much else to see in Puerto Montt, we headed back to Puerto Varas.
When Lily got home from work we made our way to Puro Toro for Daniel’s celebratory send-off dinner. You go to this restaurant for one reason…meat. When we arrived we were greeted by the worst news possible. The manager told us the entire restaurant had been rented out, and that they couldn’t accommodate us for dinner. Lily was heart broken, as she had been looking forward to trying this restaurant for months. She turned on her charm, and was able to secure us a table in the back room with one condition…order quickly because once the large party gets here we won’t have any service. We obliged and were graced with huge steaks and delicious sides of creamed spinach and mashed potatoes. The meal was outstanding. It was good practice for our trip to Argentina next week where red meat is an art. When the check came, we were in for another surprise. We got a 20% discount. Apparently in the off season, Puro Toro runs a promotion that on Tuesdays and Wednesdays you get 20% off your meal. What an unbelievable deal!
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