On Sunday, four of us plus an Irish guy that climbed the volcano with us and was also staying at our hostel went on a walk throughout Pucón. There is a lake in amongst all of the mountains that has a beach with black pebbly sand from previous volcanic activity. It was nice to just roam around after the extreme hiking the day before and it was also fun to talk to Richard, the Irish guy, who goes to med school in Scotland. He’s traveling in South America by himself for 5 weeks. I asked him how he could afford to globetrot during med school and he said something like “Oh, med school isn’t any more expensive than my undergraduate was.” And how much is that? About $1500 a year. $1500!? I’m moving to Scotland.
Jon, John, Richard, Lisa and I.
Richard and Lisa walking along the black beach.
Although it has maintained a small town feel, Pucón is a little touristy so restaurants were fairly expensive. Instead of dining out, we made frequent trips to the supermercado and stocked up on groceries. I had a lot of yogurt, asparagus soup, bread, ice cream, cheese, juice, and, of course, crossaints. I was happy.
Our bas back to Santiago left at 8:45 p.m. and we got back Monday morning at 9:30 a.m., so some of us had to miss our 8:30 literature class. I went home for an hour and had to leave again for my 11:45 grammar class. It was a long, fun weekend!
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Ola! What an adventure to say the least. And yes whitewater rafting has that effect on many...when you finish you are so pumped by adrenlyn that you want to go back and do it again right away!! The scenery in the pictures is beautiful. The flourescent Yellow...they can't miss you in that! The summer certainly has flown by..more adventures to come..return trip again? or a different country? The cool weather looks wonderful. Have been keeping up with the temps on the Net. Agreat experience...I am looking forward to ALL the recipes you will bring back...lolol!!
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