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<\/a><\/p>\nWe had a private tour set up with Trip Advisor<\/a><\/strong> that was excellent!\u00a0 This tour takes you to several vantage points to view the gorgeous volcanoes of the region.\u00a0 First up was this shot of Mount Osorno (8,701′) across Lake Llanquihue.\u00a0 While still considered an active volcano, it hasn’t had any activity since 1869.\u00a0 Interesting factoid, that was the year the transcontinental railroad was completed!\u00a0 The lake here looked to be as large as Lake Tahoe!<\/p>\n As we headed east and closer to Mount Osorno we also got this excellent view of Mount Calbuco (6,611′).\u00a0 Calbuco recently erupted back in 2015, so she’s up for some rock and roll!<\/p>\n We then explored a quite busy Vicente Peres Rosales National Park (say that 3 times fast) which has incredible views and rolling waterfalls with brilliant blue glacial waters.\u00a0 The flat light didn’t do the setting justice!<\/p>\n More stunning views of Mount Osorno from the park.<\/p>\n There are some nice short hiking trails with viewpoints throughout the park.<\/p>\n Look at Tony in shorts on a chilly day.\u00a0 Our guide took the photo, so not sure what happened to Julie!<\/p>\n We passed a couple of spots marked as “Areas of Contemplation”, so these two had to ham it up!<\/p>\n Yet another vantage point of Mount Calbuco.<\/p>\n One more photo of Mount Osorno as we got to our closest point to the most famous volcano of the region.<\/p>\n One of our last stops was walking along Lake Todos Los Santos, another huge lake in the region.<\/p>\n We were able to view one more volcano across the lake, Mount Tronador (11,453′).\u00a0 This volcano is extinct and is a popular mountaineering destination.<\/p>\n We had some lunch at the excellent Las Buenas Brasas in the beautiful town of Puerto Varas, after which we did some shopping around town.\u00a0 This little city even has a small beach on the lake.<\/p>\n Our guide dropped us off in a shopping district in Puerto Montt before heading back to our ship, as we needed to find a gift for Fletcher.\u00a0 That was pretty much the only part of Puerto Montt we saw, but it appeared quite industrial, so if you visit here I’d definitely get out of the city!<\/p>\n The last day of the cruise was another “at sea” day, Valentines day no less!\u00a0 We were all able to get a reservation at my favorite restaurant on the ship, Toscana.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n