Puerto Montt market

If you remember that I am not a shopper (my total of purchases on the entire trip so far is 2 postcards purchased in the Falklands) you might wonder why I’m posting about a market. And it won’t be the last time on this blog, I hope. I love outdoor markets especially and yesterday’s was a real treat. We docked in Puerto Montt on Saturday, which happened to be the day of their vegetable market, and heard from a local that it was only a 15 minute walk so we set out in that direction and were not disappointed. The fish and the flowers were totally integrated. Dale showed you the fish so I’ll throw in the flowers and vegetables now.

The market was certainly a bustling place and there wasn’t another person from the ship there — a rare and genuine experience!

I loved how this man was seriously checking out each bunch of gladiolus!

Check out the brown patties in the pictures above and below. I just had to ask what it was as it looked so strange and out of place in a food market. Turns out it is a mixture of lamb, muscles and seaweed which is used in soup.

Sorry, I have no idea what these patties are or what the big leaves held.

On our walk back to the ship we watched this merchant set up shop. Later I met someone who said it was excellent and who bought a wheel for $5.00.

In the afternoon we took the short bus ride to Puerto Varas and enjoyed their city-wide roses in the light drizzle of rain.

The two local volcanoes weren’t visible on this overcast day but the beauty of the things closer at hand more than compensated. We had a great day in Puerto Montt.