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Mountains, rivers and lakes - Coyhaique to Puerto Guadal

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Breakfast on the bus. It was more than a handful. 20cm across and full of vacuna, eggs, onions, bacon and love. The welcome aboard smile. We roared off to see the carved marble islands. we are seeing more pet cats and dogs in the south than we have in the whole trip. These are beauties. Blue eyed darling. She'd fit in a pannier.

Something beautiful... Rio Tranquilo, Patagonia

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La caverna de Marmol. The marble caves

Food for the soul... Puyuhuapi to Coyhaique, Chile

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 We have had wonderful hospitality in Puyuhuapi. Hotel Alemana has been a peaceful haven. Charming hostess, house and gorgeous gardens.    Ursula prepared our breakfast. Wonderful home baked bread, pates, cheese, meat and jams. We ate at Rossbach restaurant last night. Ursula used to run it and cooked the food for thirty years.  I posted photos of the garden yesterday. This monkey puzzle tree reminded me of those on the Picton foreshore. Joseph banks took samples of the Chilean Pine to England where it later became known as the  Monkey Puzzle tree .  Early morning reflections as we leave.   Chile has many salmon farms.  We visited  Quelat Hanging glacier  national park.  The walk through the beech forest was very familiar.  Tiny seedling beech trees in this moss nursery.  Two species we don't see in the beech forest in new Zealand. Bamboo and Pangue which has huge leaves.  Rio Cisnes valley.  Villa Amengual - lunch stop.  Men at w