We tested out our new travel school system: schooling in the morning and hiking in the afternoon. We completed our homeschool assignments by about 11am, ate lunch, and then drove into the national park for a five mile hike to a viewpoint of the volcano. It was a wonderful afternoon, including chilly air, an easy […]

It’s no secret that I didn’t really love Santiago. Our trips away from Santiago were magical, glorious, sight-filled escapes, but we’d always return to the complexities of navigating city living. There were only so many close places to explore, and I feel like we did a good job of exploring them. There were some good […]

On one of our first days in Pucon, we visited El Cerduo park, a small, private park about forty minutes by car from the house. We had to drive around the base of the Villarrica volcano to reach the park. The park is situated on the northeast side of Volcan Villarrica, the snow capped volcano […]

We’ve moved into our new AirBnB in Pucon, Chile, where we’ll be for a couple of weeks. From the house, we have a view of the large Lago Villarrica. Clear water. Mountains along the shores. Sailboats and ski boats moving about. Just behind us, but out of sight due to trees, is the smoldering cone […]