Travelog for: Timothy III.

Hi mum!

We came to relax to Leslie's summerhouse!  It's in a small fishing village called Queule which is surrounded by beautiful hills and beaches!

This is the view from the highway while getting there! There you can see the river mouth of Queule river and the whole peninsula. There is a lighthouse in its end, but it's small so you can't see it in the picture.





We passed through a field full of infinite calla lilies so we made a stop to see them closer and smell them!





Then we got to the house!  The first thing that caught my attention were the plants in the garden! I'd never seen this one!
It's called nalca (Chilean rhubarb) and it's very big!



This is its flower. I was told that some people eat their stems with salt! Leslie told me she once tried it but didn't like it at all! And she didn't let me try it either, she said she wouldn´t break her plants' stems. 



The nalca was surrounded by some very nice forget-me-nots.



These are the flowers of a plant called chilco. They're the hummingbirds' favourite meal! 



I liked this fern's long buds! 





These wild flowers smell very good! I don't know their name though...



There was a big quartz rock in the garden as well! It was found in one of the hills near here! 



Then it was lunch time, we were very hungry after the drive! our salad today was cochayuyo (a seaweed) with some onion and coriander. It tasted a little like digüeñes! 



Then after lunch we decided to go to the beach! To get there we had to walk for about 40 minutes up and down the hills! The weather wasn't so nice so we didn't take our swimming suits...



From up the hill we could see Ronca beach. The word ronca means "snore" and the beach is called like that because of the loud sound of its waves! They really do sound loud!







Look at this!  There was a giant root by the road! very impressive! I liked to walk and balance on the branches, they  reminded me of the inside of an anthill, and we are the ants! 



Then we got to the beach we were walking to! Agua de las niñas beach, which means "water of the girls" in Spanish, what a funny name! I think its called like that because of the shallow depth of the ocean here, which makes it very safe for kids. 




There was a big rock full of holes everywhere! Do you know what might have caused them? Maybe the aliens!  ...or just the erosion. 





We moved through the rocks...



and I realized that we were standing on seaweed!



and some baby mussels!





There was a big cave, but it looked a little creepy inside so we didn't want to go in! 



I wrote a little message on the sand 



Then I found manta ray eggs! There were lots of them everywhere!  How cool!




This is not just any rock... this used to be the stair in the entrance of a summerhouse before the tsunami of 1960! 
Queule was totally destroyed and later rebuilded nearby, which is where it is now.



How do I look as a sailor? 





I met a crab, but we wasn't friendly at all! You should have seen what he did to poor Petunia!!



Later we walked back home.



What a nice day!
Love,
Timothy

Hi mummy!

So as soon as I woke up I went to the deck to see the lovely view and breathe some fresh air from the sea!
It's a good thing that today the weather was so much better than yesterday!



Then me and the others went down to the waterfront to see the fishing boats and the birds from closer.



There were some fishermen on a boat cutting fish and feeding the birds, so there were pelicans and seagulls flying over our heads with fish guts in their peaks!



Back there is the main dock of the town.



We walked to a view point called El Tope. What a view!!



Behind me is Los pinos island. The beach is called La herradura (the horseshoe) because of its shape and it's 9 kilometers long! 



That's Queule! see? It's a very small town. Nice and quiet 



There was a tsunami sign, in fact there were many!

In 2010 there was an earthquake and a tsunami in Chile, but nothing really bad happened here in Queule, just a few docks and boats were destroyed, thankfully the wave wasn't so big here!
Here there's a video filmed from the summerhouse that day.



This little dock, for example, was destroyed and rebuilt later.



Can you guess the name of this rock? A clue, it's the king of the jungle ...king of the jungle with some trees on his back!







Bye mum!
I want to see you, I might go back home soon! 

Timothy

Hey mum! how are you?

Yesterday was our last day in Queule!
After lunch we had to pack, and when we were done, we were had some free time to do whatever we like, so we decided to go to a beach we hadn't been to before!



It's called Cheuque. The waves here are big and noisy as you can see! well... you can only see they're big, but trust me, they're loud!

There are giant rocks in the sea where no humans can reach, perfect home for seagulls and other birds to nest 



Between all these rocks there was plenty of sea life  from starfish and sea snails to some trapped fish from the last high tide! 





We spent some time playing with the shells, they made perfect sun hats! How do I look?




Do you know what it is?? It's cochayuyo! The seaweed I ate the other day!
Though... don't ask me what this one smelled like! Believe me, you don't want to know!



Time to leave now... we started walking back.



Now we are in Temuco again... Not so much fun.

See you soon!
Timothy

Hey mum!

This time we had more free time in the centre than last time, so we went to the main square of the city.



This is the most important monument in Temuco. It shows Mapuches with drums and spears and spanish conquerors with rifles and other guns



Look what this guy did to me, mum!
I believe I know now why mapuches are said not to be so nice!



Right next to the square is one of the tallest buildings of the city and the main church.



Outside the church there were a lot of priests! I wonder what they were up to! Maybe they heard there are toyvoyagers in town and wanted to see us!



See you soon!
Love!
Timothy III

Hey mum!

We went to spend the long weekend in Queule again!
Do you remember Ronca beach? We walked through the hills for about 30 minutes until we got up here, it was very windy, but the view was very very beautiful!





The beach is very long and we walked next to the sea foam and the weaves How relaxing!





See the hill behind me? That's where we got here from!



Look at this poor tree! I told you it's windy here, didn't I?
Even look at me! The wind was blowing my frill! 



There was a fire here some years ago... but as you can see nature is recovering nicely





Then we saw the foggy sunset and walked back home

See you soon!! very soon! 
Bye!

Hey mum!

Today in the afternoon we went to the top of a mountain eating our halloween treats and watching the awesome view!





See you soon!
Timothy

Look mum! I went to the store with Leslie today and found these match boxes with some very cool pictures! Of course they brought me some memories of my time here!

Copihues! I remember seeing one on a forest long ago!! 



And how could I forget Osorno volcano!



I feel like I already know the most important things of the country haha!

See you!

Hi mum!

Today I said good bye to all my friends here because I'm going home to see you!!

Everyone wished me a good trip!



I took one last photo with my good friend Fiona I'm going to miss her, she has been here with me for so long and we had so many adventures together!



And then she and Petunia gave me a good bye kiss 



And finally I got into my envelope!



I hope to get there soon!
See you at home mum!

Timothy