Vacation January 2009...Part 2

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Here is part 2. After Carlos got sick, was in bed 2 days, and recovered, we (my decision this time!) went canopying, headed to Villarica (which is kind of like a ghost town now. Since Pucon became the "go to" place, everyone abandoned Villarica for Pucon.) Then off to Lincan Rey. A wonderful trip overall and other great oppportunity to see and get to know Chile.

Enjoy!

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Photos

the hot springs
After our volcano trip, that night we went to one of the several natural hot springs in Pucon

Look what I found?
Hotel Oregon

the wood
In the south, wood is popular. This is a "feria" of wood kitchen utensils

My new indian friend
Mapucho is the native indigenous population in Southern Chile.

Our humble aboad
this is our "cabana" with private bath. woo-hoo

canopy adventure
11 platforms, about 20 feet up, over a river, what am I doing??? And this was my idea.

the cable of death
Or at least how I felt for the first few platforms. By the end i was enjoying myself.

I made it!
Me, with a few of the guides.

Pucon Beach
Pucon is on Lake Villarica and the beaches are PACKED all summer long.

Villarica
After Pucon we went to Villarica (which was the resort town before Pucon started up. It feels like a ghost town now). Carlos hanging out on the lake.

Lincan Rey
After Villarica, we headed to Lincan Rey for a church retreat. Here we rented make-shift paddle boats. They weighed a ton

The islands
That little speck on the right, next to those 2 bigger islands, that is where we went in our paddle boat. I don't know what we were thinking.

us in our kayak
It was Carlos' first time in a kayak. He was a little afraid but did well

Comments

[wen]

i was there
it is simply lovely... i just cant get enough of it.. really.. i love it.. specially lican-ray and caburga.. love swimming in those waters... did u see a rock near the island.. i swam there.. on my own... hehe nice pics