Hotel and Cabanas Monte Verde Pucon

... and forgiving. Although he was one of the only people going over the speed limit we were impressed with how fast we got to the cute town of Pucón. The hostel we stayed at was both resoone of the best hostels I have stayed at yet. It was resonably priced, roomy, and friendly. Mostly wood, it sat closer to the lake rather then the downtown. Being off the main roads they have nice outdoor area and a hamock. It was also the staff as we made friends with multiple ...

Week 22-23 April 4th - 7th Saturday. The journey across the Andes into Chile was beautiful when it wasn't raining hard. The border controls are humourous. They scan you and your luggage for traces of food stuffs. If ya have an apple or an orange or a slice of ham it's a case of "One bullet. Bang! Bang! Back of the head!". Seemingly anything that is natural or healthy they do not allow into the ...

... place (which is actually a family home!). The guy came out and said `Jon?` It turned out he had been to the bus station at 9pm to pick us up we felt terrible as we didn`t actually arrive until closer to 11pm. We were invited to join the family asado which was great. Jon was up until gone 3am chatting with the owner and drinking whiskey (all in Spanish). I had to go to bed as I was shattered. They have a really cute puppy who is 2 months old ...

... delicious and very entertaining! Anyway, we'll be renting a car for Saturday, when we will take a drive though the surrounding areas of the Lake District. The only stop we have planned so far is some thermal baths about an hour away from here. We are really excited about that. We don't know yet what we'll do tomorrow... we plan to sleep in.... then hopefully go hydro-speeding on a nearby river... but we think its supposed to be pretty cloudy and gloomy =( we'll see

... wohnen nur sechs Familien. Ein rustikaler Zeltplatz mit Blick auf den aktiven Vulkan Villarica, jede Menge Pferde, Wildwasserfluss Liucura mit Spielstelle quasi vor der Haustuer... herrlich, um ein wenig zu entspannen. <br><br>Die Fluesse haben dieses Jahr recht wenig Wasser, so dass man sich in deutscher Paddlermanier auch mal ueber Regen freuen kann.<br><br><br><br><br>

... des coulées de lave d'éruptions passées. On aperçoit également Pucón au bord du lac Villarrica. Au loin, on peut voir les 3 autres volcans de la région: le Lanin, le Llaima et le Quetrupillán. De l'autre côté, l'auter versant est recouvert d'un glacier sur lequel se dessinent d'énormes crevasses. Nous nous équipons ensuite pour la descente avec pantalons, anorak et gants imperméables ainsi qu'avec une sorte de lange qui permet de glisser dans la neige comme sur ...

After an emotional farewell to our newly found friends in Esquel, we made our way back up North towards Santiago with the aim of spending Christmas by the beach near Valparaiso. Having some time to spare, we decided to make a pit stop in the touristic town of Pucon, which is home to the active volcan Villarrica, with tour companies offering some interesting trips! More of that later, but in the meantime, to get to Pucon we had to make an involuntary stop in the ...

... down boat while going through rapids is ill advised. So, on the front of the deck is an emergency release handle - pull the strap and you are released. "Seems straight forward" I said. After practicing the basic moves, Adam said "let's go get some lunch, and hit the river for lesson two." "What class rapids will we be doing? Class II?" I asked. "Well, we don't actually do any rapids until lesson 4. I was ...

... wondering how on earth we would both fit into a single bed in a dorm!<br> <br>He seemed to miss the point that we'd booked a double ROOM, not just a double bed, but it was obvious that they didn't have one so we had to look elsewhere.<br><br>He eventually agreed to help us find another double in a different hostel. Just as we were about to leave someone checked-out from a double ...

... allí. Allí fue que ví el kayak de seguridad del gran IVO y me aferré como un rencor. El agua estaba helada y yo también. A Lau la corriente lo llevó hasta el otro bote. No sabíamos si temblabamos por el frío o por el cagazo.<br><br>Ya a salvo y en tierra fuimos a jugar al voley con unos chilenos que conocimos. Ellos nos comentaron que dormían en casa de familia por solo $CH3500. Al mismo tiempo nos enteramos que nos habían desalojado los ...