Into Patagonia
Just three days ago, we left our base in Pucon in route to the Rio Fuy in Patagonia. On our way to this fascinating place deep in the south we took advantage of the Rio San Pedro which flows approximately halfway in between these two destinations. The Rio San Pedro is a high volume river that flows from a lake surrounded by the foothills of the Andes mountains. This river took us through the peaceful wilderness of Chile with sunny skys, big rapids, and great playspots. We found a lot of good surfing waves along the way. One of these was a three to four foot wave with an eddy next to it, making it the perfect place to hang out and surf for an hour or so.
As soon as we got off this river we were on our way further south to the town of Choshuenco and the Rio Fuy. The Rio Fuy flows through the heart of the Andes mountains, over waterfalls, passed caves, and under volcanoes. It’s possibly the most fascinating place I’ve ever been. We just did the upper section today which took us down some spectacular, clean waterfalls and rapids. The river was extremely low due to a low snowpack last winter in the Andes but that didn’t keep the smiles off our faces. This low water level just happened to open up a little passage in the rock wall on one side of the river that lead us into a little cave that was lighted from below due to a reflection off the bottom of the deep river. Tino Specht (NRA Coach) showed us into this cave saying it was his favorite place in the world.
I believe that the Rio Fuy is one of the most amazing places on this earth and I can’t wait to do it again tomorrow. But as for the here and now, the academic side of my life awaits me. So I must say no more.
Chao, David Gorski
