The ferry boat depart from Chaiten 11 AM and the sun ws spelling from a almost clearblue sky and the sea looks very calm.
Chaiten Ferry boat to Puerto Montt
Ayacara Ferry stopps for taking onboard new passanger and or vehicle
The ferry boat is nearly full, with a TV and a cafeteria available, but no WiFi, and mobile connections are barely working.
We arrived in Puerto Montt while the sun was still shining, around 8:15 p.m. I had already found a camping spot, El Ciervo, near the ferry terminal, and it only took me 15 minutes to get there. It’s not the best campsite so far, but I managed to get a spot with a roof over the tent. There’s no WiFi or kitchen, but at least there’s a shower and toilet. It’ll do.
My campsite El Ciervo
Morning after I did breakfast and took my bicycle whitout any panniers into some centro of Puerto Montt.
The road there, about 2 km, is lined with markets on both sides of the street, selling everything under the sun.
Angelmo mercado
Angelmó är en liten chilensk vik som ligger i Puerto Montt , mittemot ön Tenglo. The first thing I did was to visit the Oxford bike workshop, located a few streets above the boardwalk.
Quite easy to find, but it was harder to make myself understood, though it was facilitated with the help of our mobile phones.
Oxford bicycle workshop promised to fix my bicycle problem
I explained my problem, and he nodded enthusiastically. Left the bike and headed back towards a shopping center I had seen. Inside, there was a nice café with WiFi and a view of the Puerto Montt bay and the popular boardwalk.
Puerto Montt boardwalk
The rest of the day, I just walk” about” around, mingling with more and more people, which wasn’t surprising since the sun was shining.
A happy couple by the boardwalk
Chicken sales
Before I walked back to my camping I stopped by a tour agency to get some info about a trip to Puñihuil and Pingiuneras. I would like to see penguins in real life. Puñihuil lies on Isla Grande de Chiloé.
Before I left I decided to join the tour.
The Van will pick me up outside IBAS hotel next morning 8.45 AM.
I’ve seen penguins on TV and movies but not in real life, so I was really excited and very curious about the encounter with these black and white ,well-dressed beings.
Then some bread shopping and back home to my tent under the roof.
Angelmo amazing fish market…
On my last night in Puerto Montt I am off to see the Angelmo fish markets about a 45 minute walk from my hotel. The first part of the markets is a long street where you can but all sorts of Chilean handcrafts, like a heavy duty woollen jumper for about $21 or €18. But like other simular markets many stall sells cheap imported goods.
The part of the Angelmo market that caught my attention was where the boats come in to unload the day’s catch. Here, the fish market offers all kinds of weird and wonderful marine treasures, many of which I had never seen before.
I had no idea what they were, so I had to ask around. Thankfully, a translation app on my phone came in handy, as I know very little Spanish and the vendors spoke only a bit of English. The Angelmo market itself was frenetic and amazing, and I will never forget the smells of the fish and seafood, along with the vivid sights.
The fish market was divided into two stories, the upper level housing restaurants and bars with views over the inner harbor, where all the fishing boats rest.
Some facts of Puerto Montt…
Has gained renown and grown significantly through the rise of Chile to become the second largest salmon producer of the world. Population like double Sundsvall.
Here in Angelmó you can buy fresh fish like never before. They land the fish just an hour or so before lunch… and it smells like fish here.
Fishing boats just delivered what the sea has left for them
See Yeah Later
P-G
//The Global Cyclist 1726