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Pucon has been a mixed bag so far in terms of weather! rain, sun, cold hot etc. But the day we decided to trek up a 2800m volcano it turned out to be sunny. And while this might sound lovely it was actually fairly annoying. Firstly we were really hot, and secondarily we couldn't slide as fast on the way down. Yes the way to get down involved a tobogan! So we set off at 6-45 AM to get our kit on for the hiking which included waterproof trousers, coat, gaters, muff, helmet and crampons.drove up to the point where we had to start walking and started! now i hadn't really read much about the whole hiking part of the volcano and didn't realise how hard it would be. It was REALLY hard! walking through think snow for over 6 hrs! And it was only up! However I did manage to make it which was highly satisfying but it was really cold at the top so we got there and basically turned around straight away! The best part about walking up and getting to the top of Volcano Villarrica was the going down. You get to tobogan down which is the coolest thing EVER! OMG i have never gone so fast in my life and it was soooooo fun!"
The day after conquering the volcano my legs were shattered...They hurt, ached and pretty much decided not to work! Getting out of bed was difficult. So I decided to have a rest day and read my kindle which was really nice. The hostel. that we are staying in has a lovely woodburner fire so keep you warm and its delicious! Picture below is me, the pickaxe and tobogan ..ready for the descent!
After my day of rest, Tash went white water rafting. We went on another hike into the Huerquehue National Park which was stunning. We were really lucky with the weather and we had sun the whole way and we trekked up a massive mountain to get so these really beautiful lakes and had the place all to ourselves. having lunch on the edge of the lake. We had our little packed lunch and made our way slowly back down where we bumped into this English couple we had met 2 nights previously and sat chatting to them for 2 hrs before the bus home turned up. Picture below is the 2nd lake we went to and the lake where we had our lunch.
On our last day in Pucon we were going to go to the hot springs but decided that our time was better spent shopping! Also tash is feeling a bit under the weather so shopping seemed like a sensible way to spend the day!!
Next stop is Puerto Mott which is ferry terminal town where we are going to pick up our ferry down to Puerto Natales in Patagonia. The ferry is taking us through all the islands off Chile which should be cool and we have met several travellers already who are going on the say ferry as us so should be a banterous trip!
Pucon has been a really nice start to our adventures, despite the rain and now after 5 days here I'm looking forward to going south to Patagonia! All for now. J xxx
Pucon has been a mixed bag so far in terms of weather! rain, sun, cold hot etc. But the day we decided to trek up a 2800m volcano it turned out to be sunny. And while this might sound lovely it was actually fairly annoying. Firstly we were really hot, and secondarily we couldn't slide as fast on the way down. Yes the way to get down involved a tobogan! So we set off at 6-45 AM to get our kit on for the hiking which included waterproof trousers, coat, gaters, muff, helmet and crampons.drove up to the point where we had to start walking and started! now i hadn't really read much about the whole hiking part of the volcano and didn't realise how hard it would be. It was REALLY hard! walking through think snow for over 6 hrs! And it was only up! However I did manage to make it which was highly satisfying but it was really cold at the top so we got there and basically turned around straight away! The best part about walking up and getting to the top of Volcano Villarrica was the going down. You get to tobogan down which is the coolest thing EVER! OMG i have never gone so fast in my life and it was soooooo fun!"
The day after conquering the volcano my legs were shattered...They hurt, ached and pretty much decided not to work! Getting out of bed was difficult. So I decided to have a rest day and read my kindle which was really nice. The hostel. that we are staying in has a lovely woodburner fire so keep you warm and its delicious! Picture below is me, the pickaxe and tobogan ..ready for the descent!
After my day of rest, Tash went white water rafting. We went on another hike into the Huerquehue National Park which was stunning. We were really lucky with the weather and we had sun the whole way and we trekked up a massive mountain to get so these really beautiful lakes and had the place all to ourselves. having lunch on the edge of the lake. We had our little packed lunch and made our way slowly back down where we bumped into this English couple we had met 2 nights previously and sat chatting to them for 2 hrs before the bus home turned up. Picture below is the 2nd lake we went to and the lake where we had our lunch.
On our last day in Pucon we were going to go to the hot springs but decided that our time was better spent shopping! Also tash is feeling a bit under the weather so shopping seemed like a sensible way to spend the day!!
Next stop is Puerto Mott which is ferry terminal town where we are going to pick up our ferry down to Puerto Natales in Patagonia. The ferry is taking us through all the islands off Chile which should be cool and we have met several travellers already who are going on the say ferry as us so should be a banterous trip!
Pucon has been a really nice start to our adventures, despite the rain and now after 5 days here I'm looking forward to going south to Patagonia! All for now. J xxx
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