Day 4: Peaceful Peulla

On Day Four, we took about a two-hour boat ride to Todos los Santos Lago and explored the surrounding area of Peulla.

Todos los Santos is also known as Lago Esmeralda for its gorgeous emerald green color. The lake is the result of glaciers centuries ago, and the green color stems from certain minerals in the water. (Not a great picture, but it illustrates this green phenomenon.)

The boat ride afforded beautiful views of Volcán Osorno and the Puntiagudo, another stratovolcano.

When we got to Peulla, we boarded an open-air bus, which took us to the local attractions of Peulla.

I use "attractions" loosely, as these included a farm, a calm stream, and an odd fenced area that deer visit. Random, but we loved it.

And then there was lunch. I had the most awesome seafood crepe at the Hotel Natura. It was stuffed with shrimp, scallops, calamari, and cheese galore. A crispety-crunchety-bubbly cheese crust blanketed the top of the crepe, and the accompanying sauce was rich, creamy, and loaded with garlic.

Mr. Monkey had a gigantic fish dish that was beautifully prepared as well. He liked his more. I liked mine more. Needless to say, there wasn't much sharing during this lunch.

After the boat took us back to the Puerto Montt area, we explored the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. There we admired the Petrohué Waterfalls.

We were intrigued by this tree with fuzzy pods. Still don't know what it is.

Exhausted yet again after a long day, we shared several delicious late-night sandwiches in our room.

They were most excellent. Lightly toasted fresh and warm baked bread. Smooth guacamole-type spread. Cheeeeeeese. We were really hungry.