Gran De Pucon
Clemente Holzapfel 190 Pucon, Lake District, Chile
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Feliz Ano Nuevo!!!
... on the road – tents, water, stoves, all the food and cooking gear and all our luggage - and we sit up top. The group is divided into four groups to cover the three chores – cooking, washing up and cleaning the bus. My tent buddy is an Aussie girl called Kat who grew up near Port Headland.
Pucon is a summer and snow resort town in Chile’s Lake District and is full of Swiss buildings, German beer halls and ice cream shops. ...
Ojos De Caburgua
... bunch of scary looking sheep with spiky leafy things stuck all over their heads and ended up on a farm in front of a sign that said "private property". Bugger. So we walked all the way back to the path, where we gratefully cheat and accept a lift offered to us back to the main road, where we can take the bus back to Pucon.
Its the kinda day where moving is then difficult and painful for the rest of the day but well worth it. Its definitely a good kinda pain...
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Petit break à Pucon
... pas terrible non plus, je décide de prendre mon mal en patience en attendant le retour du soleil! Mais j'ai l'impression que certaines choses n'arrivent pas par hazard, comme si ce temps était annonciateur de quelque chose... Dès le lendemain, une très mauvaise nouvelle me parvient depuis la France: Contre toute attente, une personne que j'estimais énormément nous a quitté! Quelle terrible nouvelle! Je n'arrive toujours pas à m'en remettre... Après avoir pensé à rentrer ...
Flat tyres, Volcano sleds and lots of bruises
... Hidalgo. He's the boss of the ranch and won't let anyone stand in his way. My time is spent preventing him from biting the others, galloping too fast and wandering away from the group. But we were getting along most of the day just fine. We manage some steep ascents and descents over huge rocks and even through rapid rivers. After a lunch break his temperament changes dramatically. Perhaps he sees me on another horse (easy mistake). Now hes acting up, refusing to do what I need, ...
Let's Climb a Volcano!
... were mixed with relaxing, hikes at National Park Huerquehue, and cruising along Lake Villarica. See pictures. I was wondering how the lake district of Chile would be like and I was pleasantly surprised and impressed by the magnificent landscapes it has to offer. This is definitely a place I would come back to and rediscover. We will be taking off for Vina Del Mar in Northern Chile soon and will make an update there soon. All the best!
Aaron
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