Jerry Shilan was always full of surprises, but nothing beat the sudden and unannounced full scale Thanksgiving dinner he threw for all of us on Thanksgiving Day. Not only was the turkey dinner with cranberry on the table, but he had them sent to our hotel just for this occasion. Further, he had to personally train the cooks on how to cook a turkey dinner! The most remarkable tour guide i’ve ever met.
Puerto Varas is a beautiful small city with terrific food and shopping. It also gives daily views of the perfect cone of the Orsono volcano across the bay (which I managed to ruin!). If you love as I do the wonderful blue of Lapis Lazuli, this town is the perfect place to look for it. Chile and Afghanistan are the only places where this stone is mined.
