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For lunch we eat
bread, tomatoes and Avocados. The quantity of
Avocados we eat quickly earns this crew the
name the Avocado crew.
The Puesco did not fail to deliver fun moves,
slides, boof and eddy hopping without a break
from put in to takeout. But it did deliver some
carnage as well. Not as bad as previously but we
did still have two swimmers, luckily no lost boats
or paddles this time!
Given the low water levels we decided to head
south the next day in search of some different
runs. The first thing we did was fix a ferry ticket
from Peurto Monte to Chaiten. After my last
failed Futa mission I was pretty keen to get this
sorted before we left Pucon. A few hours and
some Chilean Pesos later we had a confirmed
ferry in seven days. We loaded up the truck and
headed out to our first stop. The Rio Fuy.
Quality of sleep
Morning comes the day
before we paddle the Fuy and
the night brings heavy rain.
As I hear it pounding down
on my tent I also hear the car
door open and close four
times as the boys, one by one
make their way into
somewhere dry. All of our kit
is soaked. Motivation is at an
all time low, putting on our
kayaking gear is all we can do
to be dry. The river is
fantastic, high water waves
and waterfalls the Rio Fuy
really has it all. But it had its
fair share of carnage too, with
three of our five taking a
swim at the same spot,
almost one after another.
Once Pundy and I have
cleared up the carnage and
recovered all the stuff, we get
off the river and head to a
A typical night in the Chilean wilderness
Wild camping is the norm for the Avocado crew,
every night we find a new spot. Gather wood,
prepare and cook dinner in one pot on our trusty
Grill, wash up with water from a nearby lake,
river or stream. I sleep like a king in a small tent
which I have kindly been lent. But the others are
sleeping in bivvy bags under the stars. Their
quality of sleep varies from average to poor
depending on the temperature.
Busy lines on the Rio Puseco