Hi,
Yesterday, Monday, we were in Puerto Montt, Chili which is in Patagonia and in what is called the Lake District.  There are many beautiful lakes in the Andes mountains in this region and the fishing is great, they say.  The seafood on the ships menus has been wonderful, most of it I have never heard of but it tastes great... very fresh.  Dick needed a haircut so while we were in this town we stopped in at a local independent unisex hair place.  He got a haircut alright, very short kind of like a marine.  He says he likes it and it was a way to practice his Spanish.  All of the small coastal towns that we have visited have two things, a large "Iglesia" which is Spanish for church or cathedral, and they also have a statue of Jesus or a cross on the highest hill in town.

This is a picture of Puerto Montt with a snow capped mountain in the rear, very typical of the scenery around here.  Sorry about the quality, I took it through the window on the ship and there was a lot of salt water spray on the window.
More later, Love Gwen