Pucon, Chile

Totally not feeling energetic today, I hope this is not an omen for tomorrow…. After making egg breakfast (and Suzie creating a tough pan to clean) and some group debate we settle on hiring bikes to visit the Ojas del Caburga, a pair of waterfalls that were about a 40km round trip. We set out around noon and I soon realised that I was struggling to keep up, not unusual for me but I just felt beat from the start. With the sun beating down as we climbed past the airport, at about 7km I threw in the towel. I took a side road back to take some pictures of the volcano and river before heading back into town. I picked up the laundry we dropped off the previous day and headed back to the hostel. The other two got back a couple of hours later, clearly saying I had not missed out and complaining of soreness post the gravelly road terrain. With the big volcano hike looming, I was pleased in my decision. Early night ready for our 5.30am alarm clock