This is my 4th trip to Chile. And my 4th visit to Puerto Varas. It’s a tourist town of about 40,000.
I’m planning to rent my bike here. It’s the best jumping off point for the northern end of the Carretera Austral.
I was 30 hours in transit door-to-door from Calgary. But there’s not much jet lag as most of that was south.


We have thought about Chile as a place to visit. Yes, we are aware some Germans immigrated to Chile.