Today was first day of camp and I was up early excited and full of anticipation for the day ahead. The breakfast was to be served at 8am but was very late (very Chilean) and when it finally came it was incredibly disappointing: coffee and bread rolls with egg. The nutritionist explained to me they had nothing for me but tommorow they would get something I could eat - what what: I couldn't believe it nothing? After 20 minutes I couldn't take it and went and asked ...

The overnight bus ride was quite quick but with many stops there wasn't too much sleep for me. At around 6am the steward came around and gave us all a cookie and juice (Chilean Buses usually give some kind of snack) a nice gesture and might come in handy if there is nothing at the school dormitories. When I arrived there was an old guy waiting for me with a big sign with my name across it (this is rare for me and makes me feel somewhat famous), he introduced hims...

Today we were off to a small town just outside of Osorno (called Lake Ranco) where Karina's sister lives and works for the summer; at a discoteca as a chef. The town is very famous as both the current and past presidents have their holiday homes on the lake and the real estate is some of the most expensive in the country. We had planned to go early but we both slept in and after a late breakfast it was nearly 11am when we left. Karina has a little Market Garden w...

Today I had not much to do except to wait around until Xavier finished work - say my goodbyes and make my way to the bus terminal and back to Puerto Montt. I got up and said goodbye to the girls and then sat around for a while trying to warm-up before taking the dogs to the beach for one last walk. It was cold again today and to tell you the truth I have had enough of this horribly bitter weather. The other two Couchsurfers woke up around midday so I chatted with...

After a freezing night and barely any sleep I was up at 7am ready to catch a lift to town with Xavier and Tere and make my way south to Castro for the day. At around 8:45am we drove into town and Xavier dropped me off on the road out of town leading to Castro; the aim being to hitchhike the 80km south to Castro. I wouldn't have waited 20 minutes before being picked up by this young guy who works in Castro as a Police Officer. My driver spoke no English so the con...