Tuesday, 8 March. www.cruceandino.com
Cruce Andino follows the route that more than 400 years ago the Huilliches (the natives of Southern Chile) used as a commercial route; and later the Jesuits of Chiloe used to found the mission in the Nahuel Huapi region.
The area contains two important national parks: Vicente Perez Rosales on the Chilean side and Nahuel Huapi in Argentina.
8.30am we departed our hotel, for a two hour bus drive to Petrohue wharf. Along the way, we stopped at Parque Nacional Vincente Perez Rosales to look at the Petrohue Rapids and views of the Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes.
10.30am we set sail to Peulla, across Todos los Santos Lake on Lagos Andinos Catamaran. It had a capacity of 300 passengers with bar-caferteria, music and a souvenir store. The weather was absolutely perfect, we were able to take many beautiful pictures of this pristine area. We were also able to take a picture of the third volcano, Puntiagudo.
12.30pm We arrived at Peulla, an ecological village - 'paradise' for nature lovers. We dined at 'Hotel Natura Patagonia' on a delicious three course lunch. David and Frances had organised on the catamaran to take a 30minute helicopter tour of the area, so they departed for what they said later, was a most 'majestic experience'. David was able to video some of the flight.
Beautiful scenary and I am wondering why you didn't go up in the chopper Scarlet?
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