Noche Final

Last night in Puerto Montt, off to the airport tomorrow. Really not much to see around here, but have had a good time nonetheless. This is the area where "farm raised" salmon come from, and so far my experience with them has been less than ideal... that's read violently ill at 3AM this morning, might have been red tide. All is well now and I'm about to see if the beef stays put once it's eaten. Wish me luck.

Chao,
Josh

Get Off the Boat

As of 1200 hours today my first trip on the Alask Eagle has come to an end. We're currently in Puerto Montt, Chile after 2297 miles of sailing and I'm looking forward to a bed that lies flat. Had a great time, said goodbye to most of the crew, and will be spending the next few days between Puerto Montt and a place called Puerto Varas which is just up the road. Tried to come home a few days early to get some work in the store, but couldn't justify the $8,000 price tag.

See you all soon.

- Josh

Made it to Chile!

Short post because I wasted all my time on Skype. We made it across in about 12 days or so and anchored a night in some of the chanels off of Chiloe which is an island off of Chile. Pretty painless ride from Easter Island, read about 5 books, told and retold jokes, ate well, and got blisters from steering so much. Beautiful little anchorage in the middle of nowhere where we tied off between two islands for the night.


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We're now 90 miles north in the town of Castro which is the capital of Chiloe. Funky little place, really cold, over 150 churches on the island, food's not bad... this is where they do most of the country's salmon farming. Quite an operation. We're leaving in the morning to motor up to Puerto Montt and then we're off the boat on the 13th. I've got a few days before my flight home so I'll work on getting some pictures up when I get there.

Chao,
Josh