Coming out of the fjords to the town of Puerto Montt we could feel the boat rocking. After two weeks of smooth sailing everyone is holding onto the handlebars.  Puerto Montt is a port city that is very quaint with lots of charm. Founded as late as 1853 during the German colonization of southern Chile, Puerto Montt soon outgrew older neighboring cities due to its strategic position at the southern end of the Chilean Central Valley being a gateway city into Chiloé Archipelago, Llanquihue and Nahuel Huapi lakes and Western Patagonia.

Puerto Montt has gained renown and grown significantly due to the rise of Chile as the second largest salmon producer of the world during the 1990s and 2000s. The city’s cultural heritage mixes elements of Chiloé culture with German heritage, you can find the best strudel outside of German here!