Places like this make me want to move here

Good evening from Puerto Varas, Chile. My new favorite place on earth (alongside Hawaii).

The last few days have been so interesting. Just when you thought this trip had thrown all it could at us as far as the "wow" factor and seeing all of God's beautiful creations across the globe, then we stumble across Puerto Varas and the surrounding areas. Absolutely breath-taking. The scenery here is straight out of a story book.

The greenery is stunning. The volcanoes are awe-inspiring. The rivers are the most beautiful I have ever seen, and they are so blue. Words can not describe how beautiful it is here. You must come see for yourself.

The town we are staying in resembles that of a mountain town in northern Europe. The designs are spectacular. The food is great. But, I can not get over nature's beauty here. This makes me not want to come home. Someone pick up my daughter and fly her to me, please. This is the way to live.

I will look up the names of all the volcanoes and will let you know (because I can't remember right now off 5 hours of sleep), but here is one that we were only about 5 nautical miles away from while shooting today. Wow. Just to think, we were about 20 feet from another. In all, they said that we were surrounded by about 10 beautiful volcanoes within a very close radius. All within a few minutes driving distance from each other.

So, where are we? Check out the Geo tags on the web albums. Google maps will show you. But, to put it into perspective... we are about an hour's flight or so from Antarctica.

We also spent some time in Pechilemu, Chile which is a surfer town. The waves and the bay were also stunning. I loved that town, too. But, to me, does not compare with the tropical region we are in right now. However, Pechilemu was marvelous and I saw one of the most beautiful sunsets there. In fact, I have seen the sun set more times on this entire trip than I think I ever have. At least from these wonderful vantage points.

Enough with the adjectives. I think you get the picture. But, please allow me to say wow once more. WOW

Feel free to check out all the web albums. Here are the most recent links:

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Remember, I have albums from every city on this trip. The short list includes Gatlinburg, TN; Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN; Hong Kong, China; Santiago, Chile; La Serena, Chile; Vicunia, Chile; Cerra Tololo, Chile; Puerto Varas and surrounding areas, Chile; Puerto Montt, Chile....... and more.

More shooting to come from South Chile. Then, it is back to the great USA. What an experience.

Good night, World.