Here's a little typical scenery from Rio Simpson Valley. The area is also called Aisen named so because the explorer who discovered it said, "hey. here's where the ice ends." No kidding. We had a rather hair-raising coach ride through these mountains; the whole bus of passengers was leaning away from the right hand roadside so as not to weight the bus in an ominous direction. Ending up in a little town called Coyhaique which just materialized when we rounded a large mountain, we had a pleasant little stroll through the artisan market and filled up with tourist paraphernalia and ice cream. Our tour continued through the huge valley, green, windy and very deep, finishing with a stop by this waterfall and a cozy local buffet at a lodge. Fresh salmon ceviche on the half shell, empanadas by the boat load, little scrummy lamb kebabs and the ubiquitous Piscos fueled us up for the ride back to the port.
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