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Thursday 19 March 2009
The Lakes - Chile
It has been an eventful last week. We arrived in Puerto Varas after a cheap flight from which we could see the Andes mountains and the Perito Moreno Glacier! Puerto Varas was lovley but the weather was mixed, it is a lovely town on a lake in the shadow of a two Volcanoes. A highlight was on a very sunny day taking the local bus to Lake Petrohue. This was a much more isolated lake and we spent the afternoon kyaking and swimming.
Next stop was Pucon. We loved Pucon so much we spent four jam packed day here. On our first day we went on a cycle ride to local waterfalls and beach called Playa Blanca. The sand was white and the water fresh and blue.
The best day was when we climbed Volcan Villarica. This took us 3 hours to reach the summit, including almost 2 hours of climbing up the glacier in crampons with an ice axe. It was pretty tough going and very very steep, but we made it and the crater was amazing! There were also great panoramic views across the surrounding lake district. We felt like we were on top of the world! The guide walked us round the crater, during which we walked right across a vent which was pumping out sulphur, which the guide later told us was 'muy peligroso' (very dangerous!)
On the way down we were able to slide down the natural crevases in the ice on our bums, using the ice axe as a break. Although we nearly slid off the edge about 15 times, we made it to the bottom safe and sound (and to James' satisfaction, we were one of the quickest groups up and down!)
Other activities in Pucon involved visiting a local national park and hot springs with some hostel pals. On our final night we checked out the sunset over the lake which we heard was spectaclar, and it was:
Next stop was Pucon. We loved Pucon so much we spent four jam packed day here. On our first day we went on a cycle ride to local waterfalls and beach called Playa Blanca. The sand was white and the water fresh and blue.
The best day was when we climbed Volcan Villarica. This took us 3 hours to reach the summit, including almost 2 hours of climbing up the glacier in crampons with an ice axe. It was pretty tough going and very very steep, but we made it and the crater was amazing! There were also great panoramic views across the surrounding lake district. We felt like we were on top of the world! The guide walked us round the crater, during which we walked right across a vent which was pumping out sulphur, which the guide later told us was 'muy peligroso' (very dangerous!)
On the way down we were able to slide down the natural crevases in the ice on our bums, using the ice axe as a break. Although we nearly slid off the edge about 15 times, we made it to the bottom safe and sound (and to James' satisfaction, we were one of the quickest groups up and down!)
Other activities in Pucon involved visiting a local national park and hot springs with some hostel pals. On our final night we checked out the sunset over the lake which we heard was spectaclar, and it was:
Thursday 12 March 2009
Torres Del Paine
Hello avid readers (ha)... anyone?
The last few weeks have been eventful…and itchy! The main event was our 6 day camping and trekking expedition in the Torres Del Paine Nacional Park. Within these 6 days we had 5 uncomfortable nights sleep, 1 good meal, 1 night of rain, 105km of walking/stumbling, 5 tins of Krispos (SA crisps) and too many hills to count. Highlights; we saw some amazing condors and witnessed the most beautiful scenery. We even saw an avalanche.
There were also some ‘amusing’ moments along the way, one being James’ tent clostrophobia. The 100 odd fleas we pìcked up on the way and are still accompanying us. Sleeping one night upside down on a slope like a bat
We will let the photos do the talking….
(NB you can click on the photos to see it bigger!)
The last few weeks have been eventful…and itchy! The main event was our 6 day camping and trekking expedition in the Torres Del Paine Nacional Park. Within these 6 days we had 5 uncomfortable nights sleep, 1 good meal, 1 night of rain, 105km of walking/stumbling, 5 tins of Krispos (SA crisps) and too many hills to count. Highlights; we saw some amazing condors and witnessed the most beautiful scenery. We even saw an avalanche.
There were also some ‘amusing’ moments along the way, one being James’ tent clostrophobia. The 100 odd fleas we pìcked up on the way and are still accompanying us. Sleeping one night upside down on a slope like a bat
We will let the photos do the talking….
(NB you can click on the photos to see it bigger!)
The final shot here is the Torre - we camped below this point on our final night and got up at 6am to climb to a view point. Here at sunrise the rocks turned red! It was very cool!
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Photos Galore
Hola Chicas, here are some photos as mentioned of El Chalten and Perito Moreno Glacier discussed in last post.
El Chalten:
Perito Moreno Glacier:
News of our camping expedition to come......
El Chalten:
Perito Moreno Glacier:
News of our camping expedition to come......
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