Puye-half-ue

HOLLLLLLA!
So, we set out on our 3 day trek with only the memories of camping on the Neuse or in the NC mountains...not really thinking that for the Andes you need more than peanut butter, bread, and some apples. We went to the trail for Puyehue, a volcano with alternate trails to geysers and hot springs, and hiked about 3 hours to the refugio where we spent the night. Everyone at the site was extra prepared (and also from Israel, which we thought was strange but apparently S.America is the place to go after army service) with things like knives, matches, propane, long underwear...a tent. The night time was absolutely possitively freezing! I kind of forgot to subtract 20 degrees due to altitude. But, due to the artic conditions we were able to wake up early and start hiking the volcano and thus receive one of the most beautiful panoramic views of the earth I have ever seen. We started our hike above the clouds and with every step we saw more and more of the snowtopped Andes. The largest mountain we were near was Mt. Osorno (I don't know if you want to google image it) but it was really big and pretty.
Now we're in Pucon for the night. It's a nice lake town witch is big for people wanting to go trekking or hike a volcano or go rafting. The weather is kind of poor right now and we're out of chilean pesos so we're going to Argentina tomorrow! Bariloche or Bust!!