Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Volcano´s of Pucon


We have since left Chiloe after the trekking experience. Off to Pucon, which has the 3rd most active volcano in the world. 1998 was the last eruption. Esta es muy bonita. (This is very beautiful) As you can see my spanish is coming along slowly.
So Larisa and I came to visit Alan and Maria or coworkers from home who live here in the winters. We stayed with them and there Chillian friends who spoke little to no english. We spent 3-4 days with them and their entire family at a farm in the moutains. Having fun the Chillian way; hiking, chasing sheep, playing tradition games, and having an Osado, Chillian BBQ.

They also took us to the most beautiful hotsprings I have been to so far. All completly natural. We also went into a underground cave that was formed by the lava which melted away a tunnel throught the rock.
My last day in this really relaxed town was spent solo at the black lava sand beach, much like wreck beach in the summer with all the vendors, but most people were wearing clothes. Larisa had taken off back to Santiago after a new passport, as her last one was lost or stolen. I will now make my way for 32 hours on a bus to Bunoes Aries where I will try to get a express visa for Brazil. Larisa will hopefully be able to make her way soon so we can go up to Iguazu Falls before she leaves for home on the 4th.

2 comments:

Todd Spring said...

I gotta correct you babe, for the good of your viewing audience. The last eruption was in 1984. 1998 was the last class3 yellow or something like that (it means there was lots of ash and smoke but no actual lava)

Anonymous said...

solid correction Todd ! hahaha man that pic of the goat chasin is halarious! Looks like a blast !