John Huegel entry #3

On Monday, March 17, we traveled on the Pan-American Highway 500 miles south to Puerto Octay.  This is as far south of the Equator as Seattle is north, so it was much colder there.  We stayed in a cabin on the edge of beautiful Lake Llanquihue.  Across the lake, we could see the imposing Osorno Volcano, which looked just like Mount Fujiyama.  We were able to see the different faces of the volcano as the sun and the clouds changed positions.  We especially enjoyed seeing the snow on the volcano change in color from white to pink at sunset.  I attach photos that Elena took. 

The hotel next to our cabin was built in the early 1900's and once was visited by the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VIII of England.

We discovered that the town of Puerto Octay had early German settlers and even located a Lutheran church. 

On the way back to Talca, we traveled through extensive plantations of pine and eucalyptus trees planted by forestry companies to promote the lumber industry.  We visited a national park where we saw the amazing araucaria trees, some over 1,400 years old.  They look like prehistoric trees whose pictures we see in scenes with dinosaurs.  We spent the night in a cabin on Lake Lanalhue.  The next day, we had lunch in a restaurant overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

                                                                                                                             Pastor John