We had some time to kill before the Cuevas Volcanicas tour, and mom needed some alone time. The kids and I climbed the hill to a dilapidated hotel on the slope of Volcan Villarrica. Since only concrete and steel are left standing, I assume the hotel burned when lava flowed from the crater many years […]
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Cuevas Volcanicas – Volcanic Caves Park in Pucon
On our last morning in Pucon, we went to the private park for a tour of a lava tube. It was interesting, though I’m not satisfied that the experience was work $16,000 CLP per person. We’ve been fortunate to have been to many caves (Wind Cave, Mammoth Cave, Lewis & Clark Caves, Lehman Caves. Not […]
Kayaking in Antarctica
Katie and I opted to book spots in the kayak group on our expedition to Antarctica. In fact, we selected an expedition date based on the availability of two kayaking slots. The program has limited capacity and is in high demand, so we had to be flexible to secure spots. We each only had the […]
Looking Back
Jane has already discovered this blog and has started going through the posts from our previous trip. Often times she’ll quote me back to me, which is interesting. While emotionally this trip has been a challenge for the kids, at six months in, I can honestly tell you that neither of them really like it. […]
Pool time at Hotel Dreams, Punta Arenas
After completing our Antartica expedition, we spent a few days in Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales. The purpose of our stay was to cross the border into Argentina to reset our tourist visas, and we found some time to explore the towns and enjoy the hotel amenities. The kids took the GoPro into the hotel […]
Marshmallow
We had a fun friend from home come to visit us last night in Puerto Varas. Marshmallow, Wilson’s tooth fairy, paid him a visit. This marks the first tooth lost for our team in Chile. To prepare for Marshmallow’s impending visit, Wilson brushed his teeth really well, polished the lost tooth, and even tidied his […]
Another Beach Morning at our Pucon AirBnB
A redeeming quality of our modest AirBnB home in Pucon is the private beach access across the street. We spent another beautiful morning on that beach today, arriving on the rocky banks in the cool mountain morning. We hung out in the shade and made our way into the water as the sun climbed higher. […]
The Beach at Villarrica
Saturday morning we drove around the lake to Villarrica for a morning on the highly commercialized, black sand beach along the front of the town and in view of the snow-capped volcano. By the afternoon, the beach would be packed with sunbathers and umbrellas, and so we opted to arrive early, before many of the […]
Parque Conguillio Day Hike
We woke at 6am to drive 2.5 hours north of Pucon to Parque Conguillo, a notable national park in Chile. The park has an active volcano as the centerpiece, and it has green and blue lakes, black lava flows, while snowcapped peaks streaming waterfalls, and hiking trails passing through old forests with the unique Araucaria […]
Parque Nacional Huerquehue near Pucon, Chile
We drove 45 minute to a national park on the eastern side of Pucon, arriving about the time it opened at 8:30am. We decided to hike the Los Lagos trail to see two waterfalls, Nido de Aguilas and Salto Trufulco. It was a pleasant hike. The trail took us along a clear lake, between some […]
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