Heading South

I actually had to use my alarm this morning to get up early in order to check out of the hotel and head to the airport. The hotel staff waited with me outside the entrance of the hotel until my Uber arrived - which was a nice touch. Travel time to the airport was just over 20 minutes and cost about $20.

LATAM is the airline commonly used for domestic flights in Chile. My destination today took me south to the Lakes Region of Puerto Montt - the gateway to Patagonia Chile, where snow capped volcanoes meet lakes along side charming villages. There are also many national parks and natural reserves in the area too.

I am actually staying in Puerto Varas, which is known as the City of Roses for the beautiful rose bushes that decorate the streets and squares of the city. Puerto Varas is just over 1000 km from Santiago. Flying time today was 1 hour and 40 minutes. Premium Economy was an added bonus. Domestic travel is actually quite affordable. Once I landed I was able to catch the shuttle bus from the airport to Puerto Varas, about a 25 minute drive ($8). Traffic coming into town was bumper to bumper. I probably could have walked faster.

My hotel is Hotel Cabana del Lago overlooking Lake Llanquihue (not sure how to say that one). My room was not ready, so same drill - drop off the luggage and set out to explore...I even found some gelato. Once my room was ready, the view did not disappoint!

Step count was a little low...14 000.