LJ´s Epicocity

So, kayaking in Chile is pretty much my childhood dream come-true. Classic footage from Kavu Day and Paddlequest got me stoked to explore South America at a young age, and now I am finally here! After lots of time on buses, in taxis, at car dealerships and then toll booths, Kyle, Alex and I finally rolled into the beautiful Andean mountain town of Pucon super early Thursday morning. We´ve been kayaking every day since, and it has been killer.

I have already had a chance to witness a good bit of big hucking and big carnage. Yesterday, I became a member of the big carnage part of the trip when I was sucked under an undercut wall (boat and all) at the bottom of a fun rapid on the Rio Desahue (sp????). Alex hooked me up with a heroic rescue of my boat, and I am totally fine. Fortunately, the camera was not harmed in the incident, and we´ve got some sweet pics to show you of our local friend Rodrigo and Mr. Lane Jacobs hucking off of a shallow 30 footer.

We spent the day today testing the off road capabilities of the Peugeot as we searched for another classic Chilean waterfall run. We unfortunately searched a little too hard and accidentally hiked for about 1.5 miles upstream of the run we were looking for. This explains the horrendous cramp that just shot me halfway across the internet cafe. Ouch. Other than kayaking, we´ve been practicing our Spanish at the local pubs and hacky sack in beautiful places is always entertaining. Word.