We just arrived back in Pucon from our last destination, Choshuenco. It was a very small town with a lovely little beach and lake we would paddle across after our day of paddling. The days we would run in the mornings were always quite funny you would pass almost everyone at least once because of how few streets there were in it. The people who were hosting us were absolutely delightful. They were so caring and offered us any help we needed. They also cooked us some pretty yummy dishes. They even made everyone’s favorite American dish one night, Pizza!
The river we had there was amazing, it offered many different types of paddling with varying classes. The Upper Fuy consisted of more waterfalls and boofs. The Middle and Lower Fuy however had amazing playboating and wave filled rapids good for working on downriver moves, such as kickflips and wave wheels. We also had Billy Harris with us this whole time and he was a great wealth of knowledge, everyday he would make sure we were boofing up a storm. He was super helpful with little tips to help improve your boating.
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Our Trip to Choshuenco
Friday, February 12th, 2010Welcome to Chile Third Quarter!!
Friday, January 29th, 2010And so begins another adventure with New River Academy. Everyone arrived tired but happy from our long travels on Tuesday, and right away, we hopped on the river. A perfect way to start off the quarter. On Wednesday, everyone got to sleep in. I was up at 9:00, but most kids surfaced sometime around noon. Lazy bones. Katie Kowalski (a gap year student and good friend of mine) and I spent the morning sunbathing and reading. The sun was out, and it felt great after 6 weeks of bitter New England winter. After lunch we had a safety seminar on throw ropes. For most of the students, this was well known material, but it is always good to review. Turns out more than a few of us were a bit rusty on our throwing techniques. 7 pairs of students in a small field with ropes flying everywhere. Well, we got to work on dodging and ducking flying inanimate objects as well as safety skills! Always a good things to know how to do…I suppose…
David Gorski, a Gap Year student
Yesterday afternoon we took an hour drive to the Maichin River, a beautiful class IV run. Although (due to injuries of the back and knee) Katie and I went with David, Andy, Callie, Kyle, and Zoe on a class II-III run on the upper Maichin; it was still absolutely beautiful and fun. Even relaxing. David helped Kyle and Zoe with their back deck rolls, while Andy helped Callie with her normal roll. I do believe that all three were successful by the end of the run. Katie and I worked on holding our bowstalls and pumping for flatwater loops. It was fun to just get some chill flatwater practice in.
Fruit is officially in season! Yum!
Today classes started. We had orientation in the morning, and then met with all our teachers for the normal periods. It was hard getting back in the swing of things. I think everyone was a bit slow to warm up. Especially me in Calculus. Ugh. But we have a fun packed quarter ahead of us, including some spectacular sounding side trips including a couple day horse expedition into the mountains in Patagonia in a couple weeks. So excited!!! I am so glad to be back at school…even if it means homework. Tomorrow Jessica Droujco arrives, and then February 1st we leave for Choshuenco and the Fuy. Expect lots of blogs! We have a really solid group, and I know that the next 7 weeks will be unforgettable.
Ok, Signing off.
Stay Warm!
-Tracy d’Arbeloff
North Towards Mexico
Monday, April 20th, 2009
David Hughes tagged this wagon at the beach in Choshuenco, Chile.
Kayaking is a serious sport, no smiles aloud. These little boys are all serious about their first shuttle down to the beach in Choshuenco.
It is two days before Valentine’s day, and here in Pucon the evening is threatening to be as hot as the day was as hot as the day was. Today we left Choshuenco in a blaze of glory and dust, color and kayaks. Someone wrote in the dust with their finger on the tailgate of the truck: HONK IF YOU LOVE KAYAKIN and we waited and waited for a honk….never heard it. Didn’t really pass to many people on the potholed, washboard roads between Choshuenco and Pucon. Travel days are always a good time for our traveling carnival: singing, talking, five minute ice cream breaks, new towns, and the light but blissful sleep brought on by leaning your head against the window of a van bumping down a road that’s heading North, towards Mexico. For more cool photos from Choshuenco, Chile visit our Flickr account. Click here for Chile semester information.
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