Battle scars..

I must say I have decided I really like Pucón even though it is quite the tourist type town and would fit in with any westernised country. It has a very relaxed feel to it (Ok, the peak season is over and so it is fairly quiet) and the surrounding scenery is very beautiful. Being the ´adventure capital´ of Chile it has a lot to offer but it has so much more. The thought did cross my mind of owning a nice property in a quiet valley not far away...

(I like the gum tree in the corner of this photo...)
Talking of valleys I got up to my usual, yesterday, of taking some random roads without a map. The country road was perfect, as was the weather. I found out afterwards that I was very close to the Argentinean border.

But, then the powerline I was following stopped but the road kept going - so I continued. The road soon deteriorated further becoming very steep as it followed the valley. I could see a good road hundreds of meters down in the bottom of the valley. Well, the scenery was awesome and so I continued expecting the two roads to meet somewhere...

I think they did but I didn´t find out. Going down a steep section (why don´t photos show how steep it really was??) which was followed by a sharp corner I lost the front wheel on the fist sized rocks. This road was becoming beyond my limits and probably the bike´s..

After getting the bike upright and picking up the pieces a man arrives on a horse. I find out the road is VERY long and joins up with the road at the bottom in Argentina (I think, but I could be wrong here). I get the impression that the road doesn´t improve so I make the decision to turn around.Showing off her undies....

Damage? nothing major, just a broken indicator and a few scratches down the side. Atleast it looks used now...