Pucon

Contacted Sam, he is arriving in Villarrica at around 2ish. I went to Pucon with the girls yesterday, Marlon left to go to Valdivia this afternoon and the Canadians from the other night went to volcano Linan because it has free entry and is much bigger than volcano Villarrica.
the bus ride from Villarrica to Pucon was pretty fun, it was a minibus that had been completely filled with seat and had an aisle about a foot wide, it was very old and rickety. The best thing about the bus was there was a mechanic on board, doesn´t really fill me with confidence but at least if anything did go wrong then there would be a mechanic on hand to sort it out.

Pucon is very different to Villarrica, it is much flatter even though it is closer to the mountains and volcanoes. It looks far more midwestern than like a town in the Alps, the houses are still wooden cabins and predominantly wood but have a much more midwestern feel to them. It looks like a good setting for a cowboy film. The view from here is far more stunning than that from Villarrica, the volcano is much closer and the mountins to the east of the lake look almost a stones throw away.
The whole town of Pucon looks more traditional with wooden sign posts and full of bug market squares. The people all seem a lot younger here and there are far more bars and restuarants. The town is also full of tour shops to get the tourists to book tours to the volcanoes, the termes, hot springs and bike tours.
The beach in Pucon is can you guess, gritty like all the other beaches around lake Villarrica. In its defense it is a much larger beach, has more kids and younger people mostly sunbathing and participating in water based activities.