The beauty of Pucón

After my random friend Chisco, and his stoned mates, stumbled home to their beds for the afternoon, I enjoyed a nice relaxing afternoon of reading in the town's lakeside park. Couldn't be bothered to do much else today, as I was fairly buggered after yesterday's climb up the volcano. The lakeside in Pucón is the perfect place to chill and unwind for an afternoon: what with the divine weather, the chirping of the birds, and the still blue waters, there's definitely so much serenity there, it's just not funny. Haven't stopped and inhaled the palpable beauty of a place this much, since my stop at a very beautiful place in Mexico, once upon a time.

Tonight was also my last night here in Pucón: and like the day, it was relaxing and enjoyable. I wasn't planning to go out for dinner tonight — since it's so expensive here in Pucón (even by Chilean standards), that I've mainly been subsisting on cooking up food from the local supermarket. But I thought what the hell, it's my last night in Chile: so I went out with two guys from the hostel — an Aussie guy called John, and his friend from Switzerland — for a scrumptious dinner of gourmet pasta, served with and followed by a few beers. I gotta say, El Refugio may be a tiny place to stay, but it seems to always be full of great and friendly people.

I think that Pucón has a bit more night life to offer (perhaps a disco or two?), but I didn't check it out tonight. It's quite a small place, so I doubt that they have that much. And anyway, I'll be in Bariloche next week, so I hardly think that night life is something I really need to worry about at the moment!