Puerto Montt, Chile Feb. 26th, 2009

Are we in Austria, is this Japan, is this Mt. Fuji?? No, No and No. We are still in southern Chile!! The Andes Mountains really do go on forever (not really). Who knew that we would find a mountain that would look almost exactly like Mt. Fuji?? When we do get to Japan, I hope the day is as clear as this day was so you can see the similarity. This snow-capped mountain is Osorno Volcano. An earthquake rocked this area in 1960 and took away most of the historic architecture. However, the majestic mountain is still there! We had a day of adventure planned up on this mountain. A 16 station zip-line dangling over a 1,000 foot ravine! A washed out road at the top of the mountain prevented us from trying to kill ourselves and probably one of the most exciting experiences of the trip! Excitement turned into disappointment for sure. The kids more so than Charles and me! A long bus ride to the dead end was not good! We turned around and made our way back to the lake district and got off the bus with our buddies Sondra and Hank. Had a wonderful lunch, although Nicky did not want to try all the local dishes!! The lady that owned the restaurant came over and explained it all to us and we had a feast!! We did some shopping and hired taxis to take us back to Puerto Montt. A great day, although not what we set out to do!!