Volcan Villarrica

Yesterday we went on a spur of the moment trip to the volcano that's about 2 km from camp. We were at a good stopping point as far as work goes so we piled the little kids in the van and everyone else in the back of the truck and headed down the road. This volcano is the most active one in South America. Every few years it spews out some lava and you can see black trails of it coming down the mountainside, but its last major eruption was in 1971 and we walked on the volcanic rock left over from that eruption. It is often seen smoking.

While we were there we the kids found a nest of eggs, right in the middle of the rocks! The mom stayed pretty close but she did let us get some pictures=) I also saw a little lizard - too fast to get a good picture but WOW was he colorful!

Half an hour later we sat down to lunch - home made empanadas! Empanda de horno con carne y empanadas fritas de queso=)

PS for Melissa - This was not the volcano hike we've been talking about, just a quick trip to see the lava=) You haven't missed it!