Yesderday I went on a little day trip to another lake a bit further South of Villarrica. This lake was more like a family camping area than a busy tourist resort so for me it was much nicer. The black sand beaches are because of the volcanoes in the area, and actually all the stones on the beach are red and black lava stones. I am already getting a nice sandals tan (as you can see from the picture, if you look closely!) and I have lost the winter-pasty look that we all have in Canada!It is raining today, which is why I am spending time on the internet :) Yesterday I had high hopes of swimming but after a bit of sun around noon, the clouds rolled in and it started to rain. Last night and all this morning it has been raining, but I am hoping for a little bit of nice weather so I can go biking this afternoon. The hostel where I am staying rents mountain bikes and has "easy, medium and hard" routes - not sure which I will do! Depends on how lazy I am, which these days is pretty lazy :)
I move onto Valdivia tomorrow - coastal city with a huge botanical gardens, I will be in heaven!! Lots of flower and tree pictures to come...
Looks like you've been on the move a lot lately! Are you finding big differences between the cities, towns, and districts? I envy you your sandal tan and would love to join you in swimming and mountain biking adventures. Do write about those too!! I do love flower and tree pictures so I'm waiting impatiently for the virtual tour of the botanical gardens :)
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm sad you couldn't swim, but I am happy for a rainy day if it makes you update and post pictures! :) I'm incredibly jealous of your sandals tan... my Seattle tan can't compete.
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