We´re here in Pucon, Chile. Its a little town nestled right in between a beautiful lake and the most active volcano in South America. From our hostel you can actually see the top of the Volcano and see that it is smoking all the time. We like to sit outside in the afternoons and have tea or wine and look at the Volcano. Its called Volcán Villarrica if you want to look it up.
Dana and I have really enjoyed Pucon just because its so quaint. All the buildings and houses give you that small town feel but if you go inside the shops you can tell the prices are set for a town that is run on tourism. Pucon is actually an adventure traveler´s destination, as our book calls it. There is a lot to do, if you have the money. There are hikes through the National Forest, hot springs, horseback riding, rafting, repeling, rock climbing, and the main attraction climbing the active volcano that is also right next to the town. Dana is actually climbing the Volcano today. They suit you up with all the needed equipment including snow shoes with the spikes coming out the bottom. When you get to the top you can actually peek into the crater and if its clear, see lava! I had to pass on this adventure because my ankle that I hurt doing Machu Picchu has been giving me problems. I´m excited for her and I´m sure she´ll let you know how it was, with pictures of course. We both went to the hot springs the other night. If was about a 45 minute drive out of town and then right beside the river were 5 pools. The pools had been fixed up with rocks all around but the bottoms were still natural sand and rock bottom. We spent about 2 and half hours relaxing in the hot springs and gazing up at the southern hemisphere´s night sky. It was beautiful. We also really like our hostel here. Dana loved the kitchen and we have made dinner together every night. Tonight we are getting back on a bus for an 11 hour ride up to Santiago where we will spend the next 3 days. After that, we´ll say goodbye to Chile and head to Mendoza for some wine country and spend our last week in Argentina.
Dana and I have really enjoyed Pucon just because its so quaint. All the buildings and houses give you that small town feel but if you go inside the shops you can tell the prices are set for a town that is run on tourism. Pucon is actually an adventure traveler´s destination, as our book calls it. There is a lot to do, if you have the money. There are hikes through the National Forest, hot springs, horseback riding, rafting, repeling, rock climbing, and the main attraction climbing the active volcano that is also right next to the town. Dana is actually climbing the Volcano today. They suit you up with all the needed equipment including snow shoes with the spikes coming out the bottom. When you get to the top you can actually peek into the crater and if its clear, see lava! I had to pass on this adventure because my ankle that I hurt doing Machu Picchu has been giving me problems. I´m excited for her and I´m sure she´ll let you know how it was, with pictures of course. We both went to the hot springs the other night. If was about a 45 minute drive out of town and then right beside the river were 5 pools. The pools had been fixed up with rocks all around but the bottoms were still natural sand and rock bottom. We spent about 2 and half hours relaxing in the hot springs and gazing up at the southern hemisphere´s night sky. It was beautiful. We also really like our hostel here. Dana loved the kitchen and we have made dinner together every night. Tonight we are getting back on a bus for an 11 hour ride up to Santiago where we will spend the next 3 days. After that, we´ll say goodbye to Chile and head to Mendoza for some wine country and spend our last week in Argentina.
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