Well Folks,
New River Academy has returned to home base in Pucon, Chile. After a week of rain, it is refreshing to see a teeny bit of sun this afternoon, when it cleared up. The Fuy and Choshuenco were amazing. The Women at La Posada welcomed us immediately into their family, and fed us very well. I never did get to lie on the beach and sunbathe, but the kayaking more then made up for it.
Travel days are always an ordeal, getting 14 teenagers to travel distances and somehow keep everything organized? The teachers might as well be gods. A lot of times in Chile we will travel as a group on the public buses. Surprisingly, the buses here kick the ones in the USA’s butt. They are all cushioned and the seats recline. Often they include air conditioning, and all have curtained windows for that annoying sun thing that appears every so often around here. They are also really cheap for hours of travel! I was able to snooze quite comfortably, half splayed over Katie Kowalski’s sleeping form. Us young kayakers do not respond well to very early wake ups. Ah, well.
This will be a quick one because my salad is arriving. It has blue cheese, walnuts, pears, spinach, and other such amazing things. Yum!
-Tracy d’Arbeloff
