So easy a GRINGA can do it.

Things we did this weekend: 
1. Bussed to Frutillar Bajo
2. Experienced old-time Germanic-ally influenced Chile
3. Explored a German settlement and bought horseshoes from an old Chilean man who promised us good luck
4. Broke into a forestry reserve
5. Screwed around on the shores of Llanquihue
6. Ate at a tavern and had a sandwich situation
7. Ate delicious kuchen #1
8. Woke up and ate delicious kuchen #2 after spending the night in a mini-market
9. Missed a bus to Puerto Octay
10. Converted a Colectivo driver into a personal chauffer
11. Had an octogonal building to ourselves on a farm in the middle of nowhere.
12. hitchhiked to Las Cascadas
13. Hiked to a waterfall and through Jurassic Park
14. Hitchhiked back to the farm
15. Erin lost some valuables
16. Ate dinner and delicious kuchen #3
17. Woke up and went kayaking for dirt cheap all morning
18. Had valuables remarkably returned
19. had unexpected layover in Osorno with nothing to do but eat
20. Bought the most expensive bus tickets because they were literally the last seats left
21. Got back to Valdivia and plopped down in bed

Overall- our little weekender adventure was fun. Too much quality time, but we lived to tell the tale. We definitely took the road less traveled on this one by hitting up small towns that see a tourist once a year. I'm going to upload pics and videos in the near future and maybe even a map or something. Really- it was cool and traveling through Chile is so easy, even a gringa can do it.