Today I made a little tour by myself - thanks to the excellent bus system on the island this does neither require excessive advance planning, nor imply long waiting times.
I started on the west coast, or more specifically in national park Chiloé, sector Cucao. They have two short trails that couldn't be more different. The first leads through a stretch of evergreen forest, El Tepual, that I thought resembled a mystical forest straight out of a fairytale.
They had a several signs giving information about the forest's plants and animals, and how it's evolving. The last sign came to the conclusion that the only real thing in nature - is change. How true!
The second trail led to the beach on the pacific coast:
The sand in this picture is the last bit of non-water substance you'll see in this direction for a few thousand kilometers. The next piece of land is New Zealand.
After I had enough of the beach and the constant roar of the Pacific, I headed back to Chonchi where there is another world heritage church:
Finally, back in Castro, I took an evening walk around town to have a look at the typical Palafitos - houses on stilts:
The guide on yesterday's tour said that Palafitos have one distinguishing feature: they have two fronts, one towards the water, one towards the street. No chance to sneak in a back yard ;-)
I started on the west coast, or more specifically in national park Chiloé, sector Cucao. They have two short trails that couldn't be more different. The first leads through a stretch of evergreen forest, El Tepual, that I thought resembled a mystical forest straight out of a fairytale.
They had a several signs giving information about the forest's plants and animals, and how it's evolving. The last sign came to the conclusion that the only real thing in nature - is change. How true!
The second trail led to the beach on the pacific coast:
The sand in this picture is the last bit of non-water substance you'll see in this direction for a few thousand kilometers. The next piece of land is New Zealand.
After I had enough of the beach and the constant roar of the Pacific, I headed back to Chonchi where there is another world heritage church:
Finally, back in Castro, I took an evening walk around town to have a look at the typical Palafitos - houses on stilts:
The guide on yesterday's tour said that Palafitos have one distinguishing feature: they have two fronts, one towards the water, one towards the street. No chance to sneak in a back yard ;-)
