Saturday, January 16, 2010

i think i've reached paradise.

Just when I thought it couldn't get any more beautiful (Chiloé: sheep and cows grazing on incredibly green fields above penguins and the sea!!), Chile astounds once again. Who knew that all it took was a 24-hr bus ride to get to the most gorgeous countryside I've seen. Imagine if someone stretched the idyllic pastureland of Chiloé over impossible expanses of land and then decided to place these massive, snow-topped mountains and cliffs in the background, all beneath the clearest blue sky filled with swiftly moving clouds. what? I can't wait to explore the parks near here.

Here being Coyhaique, where I have just arrived, after a nice final evening in Ancud with Paula and Juan (co-workers at Turismo Cahuel), Carla and Lorena (Ancuditanas), and surprise guest Meg. Ack! This town is not as pretty as Ancud, but what the town lacks I think the surrounding countryside makes up for. Now I must go find a place for my own massive companion, that is, my backpack, and orient myself. I've done it, I've reached Patagonia, I'm heree!! :)

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