Yo soy Fort Knox.

The last stop on Stu's "Tour De Patagonia" is Puerto Varas, a lake town with more Germans than Chileans, and a Casino that takes up about 1/4 of the town. And while I have yet to take advantage of the fine German hospitality, I have been aggressively taken advantage of by the Casino. I have dutifully done my part to assist in the funding of the Casino's new wing. Puerto Varas is as expensive as it gets in Chile, highlighted by a Sahne Nuss costing $4.55 USD. I bought 3.

In my mountain of a backpack, I realized I still had my extender fishing rod in pristine and unused condition, so I decided to take it for a spin today on the clear waters of Lago Llanquihue. My first cast went 4 feet. The Second, 8 ft. Third, got stuck on a rusty metal wire sticking out from the damaged pier, and that was the end of my fishing excursion as my $4 USD fishing kit only came with one lure. This was ok with me though, as I don't really like fishing at all. My friends from Maine are well aware of my dissatisfaction with this activity. Any day of the week, I would prefer to watch highlights of the World Strongest Man competition: the Muscle Tear edition.

At this moment, I eagerly await a 14 hour bus ride back to Santiago. This is the same bus route that two Austrians had their $4,000 camera stolen and Jimmy from Scotland had his digital camera stolen. The ladrones (thieves) wait until the tourists fall asleep and then rummage through all of their belongings. Needless to say, I anticipate an uncomfortable trip, as I will be sitting directly upon my Nikon Coolpix 4600 for a better part of 12 hours. I may even swallow the memory chip.

ps. Outside of cartoons, do Anvils even exist?