Puerto Varas to Pucon

At the potato barn B&B our breakfast was served in the cafe downstairs. Every morning it was delicious and freshly made but it took ages. We got there as it opened at 8am this morning to be the first in because we knew we would be rushing to get our bus. Again it was painfully slow service so we did have to bolt it down.

The bus terminal was for Turbus who have taken over JAC bus who we had tickets for. There was an electronic screen showing times of buses but just Turbus. No information on JAC. It was a relief when the right bus arrived on time.  We settled in for the 4 and a half hour journey to Pucon with plenty of podcasts to listen to.  Our seats were at the front on the top deck.

The bus stopped at several towns along the way. Not for long though so these mobile coffee men were doing good business.

Volcan Villarrica came into view as we neared Pucon - this one is a live one. There are little puffs of steam at the very top.

Green light at the moment;

Pucon is a prosperous all year round tourist resort with lake activities in summer and skiing in the winter. However once again not much self guided trekking but plenty of excursions.

When I put the kettle on for a cuppa in the shared kitchen in the hostel there were 2 South Korean women cooking vegetables. They didn't say a word and it was a bit awkward especially when they used my hot water so we decided to wait until they had finished before preparing our dinner.  When they left we had dinner at the same time as Jun who is from Beijing and has been travelling for 5 years. We had a good chat and when we mentioned that we were looking at booking a flight over the volcano he said he would join us which was great as the cost of the flight is fixed for 1, 2 or 3 passengers.