Pucon

Skiing in the morning, swimming in the afternoon was always kind of a weird idea. I know you can do it in Lebanon or Spain's Sierra Nevada, but the list should also include Pucon in Chilean Lakes' District. It is above all rafting paradise (tomorrow :-) with plenty of national parks around, but once there you cannot escape a mighty Villarica volcano and beautiful Villarica lake.

It is a funny volcano with all the snow cap on but definitely worth a climb. Pity had to give up getting to the very top because of strong winds or rather little stamina left, but getting down on plastic apple-shaped sledges made my day - does it qualify as skiing? Sledding all the way down, hopping on a minibus and in an hour you are on a black volcanic sand beach. It is still spring here, so water is like Baltic in the summer but this is just another reason to do it...