waiting for border control to search the truck......they found an apple and two eggs. Slapped wrists for us
Pete wanted to go on a road that overland trucks don't go down, because of the beautiful views, so we left at 6am! Work it out, we have to get up, have breakfast, bags into trucks, tents down etc before we leave. eek.
Departure time
Pete was right about the views
This lucky couple got to share their romantic spot with us lot for lunch!!
We stayed at a big campsite this time and only 5 minutes walk into town past the marina, so pretty cool.
Pucon has an active, snow capped volcano so most of the group decided to climb that on new years eve.
It turns out it was mostly snow covered rather than snowcapped and the reward for the 6am departure and killer 4 hour climb in snow gear and crampons in a line of people, was that the safest way down was to slide down on your bum! A big group from our trip did that, others went zip lining and Angela and I decided to go out of town to a posh thermal bath instead and after a lie in, a lovely healthy breakfast at a veggie hostel 'Ecole', spent 3 hours meandering the japanese water garden style spa and its 17 baths of varying temperatures.
freezing cold plunge pool. Angela went in 3 times, me 0 times. Ha./i>
changing hut
The climbers were in high spirits but pretty wiped out.....
.....and Angela and I were very chilled out so it was a fairly civilised New Year's Eve for us, topped off with champagne and fireworks (we were at camp, fireworks were on the beach). Francois opened his bottle by slicing the top (including the glass) off with a knife. (Even Pete doesn't carry a sabre). Very cool. I need to have a go at that. :-)
local supermarket. It tickled me.
dinner out at Mamas and Tapas
head torches were needed for later arrivals
Really enjoying this Sue. T.x
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