Tortel to Puerto Guadal — Lisa's (& Steve's) Travels

It rained nearly the entire 18 hrs that we spent in Tortel, so I wasn’t too sorry to say goodbye. As we drove back north, the skies were clearing and we started seeing more mountains…

… rivers…

… and more mountains –

We were specifically headed to the confluence of the Baker and Neff Rivers –

But first, I couldn’t resist more snow-capped mountains, just before we walked down to the river –

It was really interesting to see where the rivers joined…

… but the waters didn’t mix for awhile –

The gorgeous blue!

We were about to start down the road again, but needed to pause for a few minutes –

All of the gauchhos we passed on the roads wear the same type of clothing – wool beret, poncho, and sheepskin chaps – and are accompanied by several dogs keeping the cattle in line.

Earlier in the day, we had had another roadblock –

I think I mentioned before that lupines are everywhere now –

We were heading to Lago General Carrera…

The picture above was just a neat shot of a road around a nameless lake. Lago General Carrera is the largest lake in Chile, and the second largest in South America. We were staying at a place on the lake, and this was the view from our cabin balcony on our first evening…

… and this was the next morning –

We went for a stroll along the lakefront after breakfast…

… sharing it with a family of Ashy-headed Geese –

Another family had a pair that were nearly fledged –

The water was extremely clear..

… and blue.

We also went for a short hike to a nearby waterfall, Los Maquis, and wandered around a little bit, before finding the real trail. We’re intrepid explorers, remember? This one was just thundering!