It's beautiful today - about 50 F, sunny and actually windLESS - so Ginny and I are making a break for it, back to her chakra in El Huecu. There's a birthday party there tonight; her daugher Sky will be there; and Ginny is getting sick of the hotel. Or rather, being all cooped up in it. At the chakra she has her garden, can sit in her yard, hang out with Sky and Jorge. Her horses are gone - elsewhere for the winter - but it'll be enough to be out and bask in the sun. We're both feeling a little bit tentative about the drive though - only about 1 1/2 hr from Caviahue but down that same long rupio aka gravel road we headed down last time, when the car turned and rolled around all over. She'll be wearing her corset again fer sure. And this time no way in hell I'm driving. Haven't driven since, in fact, not that I won't ever again - just for now happy to stay away from extended stretches of gravel. Anyway, we're both looking forward to the change of scenery. Back by Monday!
Love, me
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Laguna Escondida
Woke up feeling very lethargic today. Though life in Caviahue is far from crazy I do think the intensity of the new routine, feelings, and thoughts rushing through my head these past few weeks finally caught up with me. Wasn't tired, just drained. So at around 4:30 when Ginny headed for her afternoon apt at the gym, I set out for a walk, in search of a nice tree or rock upon which to rest and gaze upon the lake or something else pretty. Ended up walking in the opposite direction from usual towards Volcan Copohue instead of Laguna Caviahue, and following a series of yellow arrows all the way up to Laguna Escondida. I'd forgotten about this place, which I'd noted for my to-do list during my first week here.
So it was nice to happenstancingly happen upon it, nestled unassumingly among the pine trees and rocks after a comfortable 45 minute climb, quietly catching the late afternoon sun. There was noone on the trail or at the lake but me and the silence was broken only by the sounds of hammers coming from Caviahue down below (I would guess about 90% of this town is under construction, there are so many new homes, hosterias, etc. with the highly triangulated snow-proof roofs being built per the week).
I realize I want to live in a place where happening upon random lakes is possible, where taking off from where you live for an invigorating if short walk in nature with your dog can be easily accomplished. This has been a growing realization in general over the past few months. Though having been to Laguna Escondida and back in under 2 hours and feeling entirely better and happier for it, it is now more of a pressing need.
And so, and so...?
So it was nice to happenstancingly happen upon it, nestled unassumingly among the pine trees and rocks after a comfortable 45 minute climb, quietly catching the late afternoon sun. There was noone on the trail or at the lake but me and the silence was broken only by the sounds of hammers coming from Caviahue down below (I would guess about 90% of this town is under construction, there are so many new homes, hosterias, etc. with the highly triangulated snow-proof roofs being built per the week).
I realize I want to live in a place where happening upon random lakes is possible, where taking off from where you live for an invigorating if short walk in nature with your dog can be easily accomplished. This has been a growing realization in general over the past few months. Though having been to Laguna Escondida and back in under 2 hours and feeling entirely better and happier for it, it is now more of a pressing need.
And so, and so...?