Our last few days in Pucon were wonderful. After we had a taste of adventure from canyoning and canopying, we our fulfill our craving by going into the deep reaches of an active volcano exploring the hardened lava passageways and mountain biking to a billiant lake 20km outside the city. However, the biking didn´t really go as planned. Of course. About 15km outside of Pucon, Lisa´s bike chain snapped while going up a hill. No biggie. We´ll just whip out our handy dandy fanny pack of tools that were given to us and we´ll back on the bikes in a jiffy. As we pull the fanny pack out and peer inside we remember the conversation Kevin had with the rental company. ¨You will be fine¨he said, ¨as long as you don´t break a chain.¨ Dammit. So we sat on the side of the road and hitchhiked our way back. (Sorry Mum)
This brings us to our last day. The volcano in Pucon is a rather large tourist attraction with groups hiking it every day. Kevin, unfortunately, gracefully bows out of this endeaver as his foot just won´t be able to bend to the off camber terrain. So Lisa wakes up at 6am with ice pick and crampons in tow and heads out without Kevin. We started hiking at 8am and reached the crater at noon. The hike was moderate, only grueling during the last 20 min when it was solid ice and 60 degrees inclined. But the view of the crater and the Andes backdrop was well worth the trek. You couldnt see lava but you can see smoke billowing out and hear the waves of liquid magma below. To get down the mountain you strap on the butt patch provided by the company and slide on your ass using the ice pick as a break. Of course the butt patches are so well worn that by arse was wet and numb by the end but once again, totally worth it.
Lisa shows up at the hostel excited to talk about her day only to find a drunk Kevin half awake on the couch with a 26 of vodka and big bottle of orange juice next to him. We can talk about the hike later. But at least Kevin ankle was still in tact.
SAAANTIAGO. ¨A whales vagina.¨
The 10hour bus ride we splurge and take first class all the way. Lisa is cheap and was reluctant at first. Ïf there are any children crammed in our first class cabin, I will be very upset, Kevin.¨ ¨Don´t worry Lisa, they don´t put kids in first class on an overnight trip¨ 25 minutes into the trip screaming children arrive waking Lisa from her peacfull slumber. Of course they sit behind us and kick our seats until Kevin grabs a kids foot and throws it away, all the while glaring evily at the parents. Stupid Kids.
Halloween is in 2 days and it being one of Lisa´s favorite holiday, we deem it mandatory to spend our first 2 days in Santiago in search for costumes. It´s hard to do as Halloween is so new here.
We finally find Snow White and a pumpkin shirt for Kevin and we´re set. Now we have time to enjoy the city. Kevin, loving his city tours, books a double decker bus for us and we set off to explore Santiago in style. We realize the tour goes by the local zoo so of course we jump off the bus to check out Lions and Tigers and Bears .. oh my! ... And the most dangerous predator of all, El poco blanco canadiense señorita. (The small white Canadian girl - maneater)
Halloween was good times. We had a BBQ and met lots of travellers. However, everyone was in costume so with the mixture of masks and litre beers, it was hard to say who was who when all of us, hungover, were lying by the pool the next morning.
Tommorrow, we fly to Easter Island!!
This brings us to our last day. The volcano in Pucon is a rather large tourist attraction with groups hiking it every day. Kevin, unfortunately, gracefully bows out of this endeaver as his foot just won´t be able to bend to the off camber terrain. So Lisa wakes up at 6am with ice pick and crampons in tow and heads out without Kevin. We started hiking at 8am and reached the crater at noon. The hike was moderate, only grueling during the last 20 min when it was solid ice and 60 degrees inclined. But the view of the crater and the Andes backdrop was well worth the trek. You couldnt see lava but you can see smoke billowing out and hear the waves of liquid magma below. To get down the mountain you strap on the butt patch provided by the company and slide on your ass using the ice pick as a break. Of course the butt patches are so well worn that by arse was wet and numb by the end but once again, totally worth it.
Lisa shows up at the hostel excited to talk about her day only to find a drunk Kevin half awake on the couch with a 26 of vodka and big bottle of orange juice next to him. We can talk about the hike later. But at least Kevin ankle was still in tact.
SAAANTIAGO. ¨A whales vagina.¨
The 10hour bus ride we splurge and take first class all the way. Lisa is cheap and was reluctant at first. Ïf there are any children crammed in our first class cabin, I will be very upset, Kevin.¨ ¨Don´t worry Lisa, they don´t put kids in first class on an overnight trip¨ 25 minutes into the trip screaming children arrive waking Lisa from her peacfull slumber. Of course they sit behind us and kick our seats until Kevin grabs a kids foot and throws it away, all the while glaring evily at the parents. Stupid Kids.
Halloween is in 2 days and it being one of Lisa´s favorite holiday, we deem it mandatory to spend our first 2 days in Santiago in search for costumes. It´s hard to do as Halloween is so new here.
We finally find Snow White and a pumpkin shirt for Kevin and we´re set. Now we have time to enjoy the city. Kevin, loving his city tours, books a double decker bus for us and we set off to explore Santiago in style. We realize the tour goes by the local zoo so of course we jump off the bus to check out Lions and Tigers and Bears .. oh my! ... And the most dangerous predator of all, El poco blanco canadiense señorita. (The small white Canadian girl - maneater)
Halloween was good times. We had a BBQ and met lots of travellers. However, everyone was in costume so with the mixture of masks and litre beers, it was hard to say who was who when all of us, hungover, were lying by the pool the next morning.
Tommorrow, we fly to Easter Island!!
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