Just before we reached Villarrica which is about 20 minutes into the journey, the bus started to billow smoke from the back seats. The bus attendant came to check on what was happening and simply just opened the top hatch of the bus. We were then off and going again, again the smoke started billowing from beneath the seats and a number of the other passengers were worried about what might be on fire. They eventually turned off the heating system and we continued our journey. Luckily for us, at Villarrica they changed the bus to a newer bus which wasn't catching on fire anymore.
We got to Puerto Varas at around 2 pm. It was pleasant little town. We had to walk for quite awhile from the bus station at the top of the hill down to the bottom of the hill where the town is. Then we had to find a hostel and this job was left in the capable hands of Andrea, whom got us a room in a really nice hostel near the lake. It was quite cozy I have to say, with a lovely kitchen, complimentary breakfast and free internet. Abate the heating in the house wasn't working, still it was a wonderful place.
We explored the town a little with the guidance of the Lonely Planet, we found a little restaurant called Cafe Danes recommended by it to try their German food. I thought this would be a wonderful idea, given that I've been missing my sour grout fix for nearly 3 years. Also because Andrea is German.
I have to say that the German food in Puerto Varas, is probably the best German food i've had outside of Germany. Andrea got me to try and drink called lemon stones. Apparently it's a girly drink but I quite liked it, its like alco pop drinks but different in a good way. Anyways that was the end of the night for me, way too tired to do anything else.
Although I somewhat remember that we went out for one last drink before going home. I'm not entirely sure.
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