Yesterday we joined our friends, Don and Rita of SV Limbo, for a trip to the Kunstmann cerveceria (brewery) for beer sampling and lunch. There is a strong German influence in this area and the brewery definitely showed it, from the beer steins to the food. We were hungry and passed on the 40 minute tour. Beer sampling is a little lost on me though as I am not much of a beer connoisseur and think all beers taste more or less the same. We tried 14 different beers, including one made with honey and another with some sort of fruit in it, some dark and thick, filtered, unfiltered. To me, most of them tasted the same but i liked the light ones better. For lunch we had shared some appetizer plates. One with raw, finely ground, lean beef, that you spread on bread with a mayonnaise, and you could top with chopped onions, green peppers and pickles. This is supposed to be a Chilean dish that is very popular and we did see many folks eating it so I supposed it is. It is not quite like steak tartare, and in fact the meat taste is fairly blah. The other dish was a bowl filled with pieces of sausage, pork, hot dog and bacon topped with French fries. This was definitely not a heart-healthy meal. We tried to make up for it by just having Healthy Choice vegetable soup for dinner.
Afterwards we rode the bus into town and checked out the market. We bought some great blueberries. The fruit and vegetables looked great and we will stop there again when we are provisioning. You could get a kilo of blueberries for under $4. They also had raspberries, nectarines, bing cherries, and vegetables. We also saw bundles of kelp but I am not sure what they do with it.
Our next stop was the tourist information kiosk where we picked up some maps and brochures, including a few in English. We are planning on driving to Puerto Montt to check out the marinas as well as touring some of the lakes area. Stay tuned...
We also stopped at Entrelagos, a chocolateria, to pick up some treats. We watched them making some chocolate treats, including spreading melted chocolate on a granite counter very finely until it dried and then scraping it off so that it looks like wrinkled ribbons. Next door there was another chocolate store which had some dark chocolate, without sugar and very tasty. I love when they give samples!
In Entrelagos we met an American couple who are living in Santiago where she is teaching English at an international school. They gave us some tips about traveling on buses and planes in Chile. They also gave us a suggestion about a funky place for lunch which we hope to try while we are here.
t has been raining here. The first rain we have experienced since leaving Ecuador in November. It feels like Washington and it looks very similar. If you were suddenly appeared here and did not know you were in Chile and did not see any signs in Spanish, you would think you were in the Pacific Northwest.
Today's adventure is trying to get some laundry done. There is no laundry here at the marina so it will mean taking our laundry in on the bus. Not sure if we will find a DIY place or where they do it for you.
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