Hostal Rukayen
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Lake us up before we go go!
... br> It was incredibly frustrating but in the end came not to matter as we were able to do most of what we wanted via some great day trips. The added bonus was that we could come back to our welcoming hostel and eat at one of the best restaurants we have found on our trip, Trawen, which served many different wonderful dishes - including some superb steak which we will find hard to beat, even in Argentina!
Our first walk was to the national park, ...
Pucon.. like Pompeii.. but more lively..
... German Hostel. A newly renovated, chalet/artisan style hostel with a wonderful wood fire in the main living area and a wonderful room we managed to secure on the top floor with stunning views of the volcano, a bathroom you could ice-skate in and as it was a family room, a number of beds from which to choose.
We rush out and take in the views. The volcano looms over Pucon. It’s impossible to not be drawn to it’s magnificent shape and height and I wonder ...
The long and winding road to Pucon
... huge waterfall, which was amazing.
Then in the evening the hostel had an amazing Chilean barbecue for us. We had juicy chorizo sausages, tender pork and beef steaks, and chicken, all smothered and cooked in salt. It was the tastiest BBQ I've ever had. We ate meat and nothing else, in typical Chilean style! We had a great evening, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves, partly thanks to the nice Chilean wine!
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Am I in the Andes or the Alps?
... other guys and gals went off white water rafting. I wanted to do some activities, but I am listening to my body which is telling me that I'm not ready to do anything yet.
It was actually nice just to stroll around and see the town. It really does feel like you are in the Southern Alps as all of the buildings look like chalets. It seems very quiet here now as it has gone into low season, but there there are still enough people around so ...
After a long journey
... forest flora and fauna. Cliff and Annika left after a couple of hours....knee problems....(that will be me in a few years I´m sure)! , and the rest of us spent 6.5 hours hiking to the lakes and waterfalls within the park. The scenery was beautiful...and we could only imagine what it would be like on a beautiful day. We saw 3 lakes...Laguna Verde, Largo Chico and Laguna Torro.
The hike was all uphill for about 3 hours, but that meant that it ...
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