Lisa, our friend and neighbor in Minneapolis is living in southern Chile and came to meet us in Santiago.
Michele learning to dance Queca at a dinner and folkloric dance show
Pablo Neruda's house, La Chascona, in Santiago, designed to resemble a boat.
Colorful houses of Valparaiso, on the Pacific Ocean an hour from Santiago
One of only two Moai statues preserved outside of Isla de Pascua (Easter Island). Over 800 of these statues were made in 700 years.
We travelled 600 miles south by bus from Santiago to stay with Lisa and her family in Puerto Varas on Lake Llanquihue, the 2nd largest lake in South America.
Nils and Camilo take a quick dip in a very cold Lake Llanquihue. It was autumn in southern Chile.
Sergio Jr., Sergio, Camilo and Nils clown around at the lake.
Why not take a photo of a very cute alpaca?
Michele, Nils, Sergio, Lisa and Camilo visit Petrohue Falls.
Camilo wearing a soccer shirt from Colombia. Here we watched salmon making their way upstream.
Michele and Lisa enjoying Lago Todos Los Santos.
One of the several volcanoes that can be seen from the Puerto Varas area.
We travelled with Lisa, Sergio and Camilo to the Island of Chiloe. This town is known for its houses on stilts.
Camilo and Sergio walk along the Pacific Ocean.
A cemetery on Chiloe
Sergio, Lisa, Michele and Nils enjoy a last seafood dinner together overlooking the Pacific.
We return to Santiago for our flight home and for a trip to Concha y Toro, the oldest and largest winery in Chile.
Fall colors at Concha y Toro
The cellars where Casillero del Diablo wine is aged.
Enjoying the Andes on the flight home.
