What is more dangerous a smoking Volcano or trying to buy bread in a Chilean supermarket? After Shelley sent me in to get the bread today I would say it has to the be the second. I was lucky to escape from the scrum with all my limbs let alone the 3 rolls I managed to grab. Anyone would think the Volcano was erupting, the poor baker couldn't put fresh bread out quick enough, no wonder he was behind a protective glass screen.
The Volcano I'm talking about towers above the town of Pucon, a tourist town on the shores of Lago Villarrica. The town looking like it was built only last week is a haven for adventure sports with the various agencies fighting for customers on every street corner. The big attraction of course is the active Villarrica Volcano which towers over the town. The last eruption was in 1971 and luckily the Volcanic activity warning system in the town was showing green. A similar warning system for tourists outside of the supermarket would not be out of place, showing the status at the bakery counter.
According to the poster a green state indicates the following
- Presence of fumaroles
- Underground noise and continuous seismic activity
- Glaciers crack
- Sulphurous smell
After looking up what a fumarole is I hoped that the warning system also came with a great big run for it siren as I didn't want to be around for any seismic swarms
Being a tourist town we came across an oriental restaurant, the first we had found in South America, with the exception of a Sushi place in Miraflores, Peru. Noodles and spring roles were long overdue.
Highlights: The busy atmosphere of Pucon, the view of the volcano and some oriental food
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