Thursday, March 12Thursday began with bright sunshine and warm temperatures. It was perfect day to see the Saltos de Petrohue, so Daniel and I packed up and boarded the micro to Petrohue. The falls were beautiful, and, unlike my last visit, they had returned to their turquoise blue color. With Volcan Osorno to our backs, and the sun shining over the forest covered cliffs, we were in paradise. Small rainbows surrounded the falls as the sun shone through the mist from the crashing waters. We continued down the hiking trail past the saltos and came upon a small lagoon buzzing with humming birds. These little guys were lightening quick and could stop on a dime to grab some nectar from one of the many flowers on the river bank. There were so many humming birds, in fact, that there were multiple instances when the birds almost flew directly into us. I’m not going to lie, it was a little scary. These little birds came directly for us at high speeds and armed with a long sharp beak. We grabbed some quick photos and got out of there before getting impaled.
Back on the main road, we decided to walk the remaining 4 kilometers to Lago Todos los Santos. The walk was a bit longer than we expected, but it definitely worked up our appetites for lunch. We had some sandwiches and cookies on the beach before whipping out the fishing rod to test our luck. We had a renewed excitement for fishing after Pearl’s success yesterday. We were certain we would catch something, but nothing turned up. After 3 hours, we decided to pack it in and made our way back to Puerto Varas. To cap off the night, we got empanadas from Dane’s Diner for dinner to make the Chilean experience for Daniel complete.
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