We have left our little slice of paradise in the country and have made our way to the lake town of Pucon. On the trip over we were baffled by the landscape which in may ways reminded us of home, a bit like the Fraser Valley meats the Okanagan. Still dazed by the uncanny similarity we arrived in Pucon and were thrown for another surprise as the town has a very 'Banff feel'.
Unfortunatly it was raining the three days we were there making it impossible to climb their famous Volcanoe but we decided to go for a smaller hike seeing as our last attempt at a hike was a serious fail (with the blown tire). We made it to the trail head and 1/3 of the way up the steep dirt road before having to turn around due to mud. Thoroughly ticked that my hiking plans had been spoiled once again, we (carefully) headed back down the slick slope. We met some fellow hikers who said they were going to give it a shot. My frustration soon disapeared as we soaked in some nearby natural hot springs. On the way back to town we ran into the hikers again who said they had gone farther than us but had gotten soaked and cold and had to turn back before reaching the top. This made me happy, not they they were soaked and cold but that we had made the right decision to turn back ;)
To escape the rain (which we have not been succesful at) we are now in Puerto Varas and celebrating my birthday with a night out on the town!
R
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