Valdivia – a town of fishermen and sea lions

I came here only because one miner told me it was his favourite place in Chile. And indeed, there’s something in it. Casual campus during holidays and vacation turns into a quiet fishing village. For two days there, I have not met a single backpackers, and my hostel – a large dormitory filled with antiques, was empty.

A big spot in my journal has a Haussmann – a little German cafe, where I got the best – so far – breakfast in South America – scrambled eggs on ham and butter plus a toasted bread (the real deal!). I know, maybe I’m exaggerating, but at that moment it blowed my mind and my stomach.

Except for the campus and all spots connected with it, the main attraction is the river and what’s in it – think approximately 500 kg sea lions. During the day lying down lazily behind the net of a local fish market, waiting for someone to throw them a fish’s head. One got behind the grid (I don’t know how it was possible, because it wasn’t a little one) and while sitting (do sea lions sit?) just behind vendors, it was getting what better pieces. That might not sound like WOW, but it looked SUPER WOW.


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