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| Hey everyone. Well, it`s been a whie since I last wrote and that`s not because nothing spectacular hasn`t happened, just that after the extreme adrenaline rush of everything I did and saw after the last few weeks, it almost seemed like nothing could compare...so I`m not going to. I made it to Puc, an adventurists playground in the lake district of Chile, just north of where I had been after I got off the boat. I had been tailed all the way by the Aussie guy who I had met in Ushuaia. I got on with him at first and we had a great time but it soon appeared he had a bit of a crush and began following me all over the place, even to the point of missing out on some incredible sights in Puerto Varas because instead of getting a later bus he decided to come with me first thing in the morning after the night he arrived. Crazy and slightly annoying. Anyway, Pucon was a lovely little town, although another one of those places that just seems to exist for tourism. It`s main highlight being the Volcan Villarrica which at nearly 3000metres high is a smoking marvel. It`s lava bubbling away ominously inside creates a highly strung kind of atmosphere in the town below, like a bubbling of excitement, anxiety and a touch of fear. The Volcano, a monsterous monolyth when it is visible, towering menacingly over the town below last explode in the 70's and the hundreds of tour outfitters run excursions up to the lip where you can actually walk into the crater and see the lava and the ash. Afterwards...this is the fun bit, you slide all the way down the volcano on your bum! how cool? Well, as luck would have it (or not) my time in Pucon was clouded by both the pervy little aussie and the thick low clouds which had never bothered me before, but then they had never hindered me doing anything. Noone was taking tours out because you just couldnt see anything and so while I was waiting I hired a bike and toured a few of the waterfalls in the area. the best one i came across was called the Ojos de Caburga, (the eyes of Caburga, a lake further up the road) which streamed from the depths of a damp deep forest into the bluest lagoon I have ever seen. The colour was totally different to the rock flour turquoise of the glacial lakes, this was more of a royal crystal clear blue. I was alone here which made it even more special and I rested my aching legs sitting for a while by the lagoon. There really isnt much more to say about Pucon as I couldnt see anything, the only thing that I was really gutted about was that I was going to wait for the Canadians to arrive but decided to get out back to BsAs to clear my stuff out of there and be done with it. Anyway, they arrived a few days after I left and as one would expect...had perfect weather! The pervy little aussie and I sorted out our differences and left on good terms which made me feel a little better. Anyway, my trip from Pucon over to BsAs was beautiful. we went through the Lanin national park where the huge volcano Lanin which sits smack bang on the border of Argentina and Chile, was visible to me briefly through a clearing in the clouds. AS we approached the border the bus chugged through a deep ravine lined on either side with a mixture of colours, the deciduous and evergreen trees intermingling and interspersed with bright spots of colour, lingering from the fushia and other flowers that were beginning to wither in the incresing cold air. Huge peaks raised up from the high granite walls, almost like the Torres del Paine but on a smaller scale. I was excitedly snapping my camera out of the window and everyone one the bus was laughing and the silly english girl with her elflike gorro! One guy took me under his wing and everytime the bus stopped he`d take me to places where I could take a `muy linda` photo (really pretty!) After the Chilean border control we went through an entire national park, a good half an bours drive before we reached the Argentine control. Meantime we passed monkey puzzle trees. But these were bigger than anyothers I had seen before and almost resembled big umbrella spokes. the moss and lichen veiling their trunks was a good reflection of the quality of the air and I breathed it in savouring it knowing I would relish it once I got back to BsAs. Well, not too much to say about BsAs other than it was exactly the same as every other time I was there. Chief`s Dad had installed a new set of gnashers which made him look 20 years younger but I was glad to be leaving and back on the road after 5 days there. From there I went to Cordoba, Argentina`s second city, to visit Chris, one of the Kiwi guys I went white water rafting with in Bariloche. Well, this city is really nice. No tourists, except the argentine ones and a huge student population. Cordoba is home to one of the oldest (ifnot The oldest) university in south america and the atmosphere of the town is reflected greatly as such. There are huge beautiful cathedrals and grand old gorgeously designed churches that make you dizzy with their height and grandeur. Then there are the parks, huge parks with students hanging out playing football, lounging languidly drinking mate and talking and laughing. Feet dipped into rivers and lakes and children in trees. It makes you smile just to be near. The nightlife is incredible too, the Zona Roja is a strip somewhat akin to the strip of clubs in Tenerife but without the tackiness, the tarted up reps and the drunken english men slumped in the gutter! We went to a gay club last night and I felt like I was right back in Brighton! Chris is studying english here and is staying with a few really cool argentine guys. Total immersion and it amde me want to better myself and stick around and learn a little so that when I get to Bolivia and see the things I realy want to see I can communicate and really integrate myself. something to think about anyway ok, take care all, love and miss you all and of course am thinking about you all the time Smiles and stuff Emma _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. |
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