Hostel Pucon Sur
Travel Blogs from Pucon
Volcano's and Sweeping Valleys
... were lying on the beach we had a great thought for dinner..... Shepards Pie :-) mmmmmmm mash potatoes!!! It all went of without a hitch and tasted sooo good... And the 2jugs of sangria helped it all along really well :-) Puerto Varas Up early for 6hr bus... The trip was a really scenic one. Most of the way we would stop at cute little towns to drop people off. Some I wish we were stopping in! We than had a huge volcano on the horizon for the last couple of hours ...
Vs the Volcano Part II (Dan & Heidi this time)
... get us up the hill, and took a lunch break after our 5 hour trek (which most days, visitors aren't able to do because of winds and fumes, but we finally ended up with a very mild day). With our legs slightly less wobbly, we began our descent - which at first was terrifying because, with spaghetti legs and frozen feet, we had to be coordinated enough to not slide down the slope of slippery rocks and ash boulders. But within a short ...
Gluehend heisser Vulkan, klirrend kalte Naechte
... Schlund warfen. Obwohl die Lava momentan ca. 100m unterhalb des Kraterrands blubbert, konnte man zwischendurch einige gluehende Spritzer der teuflischen Sauce herumfliegen sehen. Zusammen mit dem sehr niederfrequenten Grummeln ergab sich ein faszinierendes Bild dieser Naturgewalt.
Schon bald machten wir uns auf den Rueckweg, 1400m runter sollte es gehen. Jetzt lernten wir auch den Zweck der "Schwingerhosen" in unserem Rucksack kennen, die uns mitgegeben wurden: ...
Panic in Pucon!
... happens when there is good weather. We had woken up at 5.30 am every morning of our stay in Pucon, to be disappointed by wet weather meaning no ascent up. However on our last day, we woke at the crack of dawn to dry weather. We went to our tour agency (you are only allowed to climb the volcano with a guide) and along with many others got our equipment together for the trip. Once we arrived at base camp, our guide warned us that the clouds were coming and ...
Getting used to Chile
... in summer many outdoor adventures. We have begun a little birding, and hope to get down to the delta area on the lake to do more.
It is unusually hot (+35) here. They are not equipped for heat (no fans) so it is uncomfortable until early morning. One afternoon we went down to the beach that was packed with people. They had some great music at the pub on the beach so we found some shade and enjoyed the local beer. ...