There is a little pension near Concepcion airport – Los Torres – the owner – very nice lady picked me up from the airport and I spend the night at her property paying 20 $ for the little room with shared bath. Dollars are widely accepted in Chile since tgey have strong inflation.
In the morning I rented a car and started my long drive -first along the BioBio river – the biggest river of Chile. Bio Bio was misty near the coastbut further on offered nice landscapes. Then I got to the Laja waterfall – 47 m high. One more waterfall to my collection! It is nice, but in the fall the amount of water is not imposing. And I was there in the morning. Now I (and you) we will know, that the best light forthe pictures is in the late afternoon.
Then there was a long drive to th National Park Laguna del Laja. Paved road ends some 3 kms before the Park gate. Entry is free but to see the lake you have to drive on the dusty gravel road up to the pass another 7 kms. Great views of the snowy peak and the volcano. Lava from this volcano blocked the valley and the laguna was born.
Later I was driving panamericana highway south to Temuco until the dark. Every 80 kms os so they charge toll – around 2000 pesos – I did not know that. I am tired but satisfied – the landscapes were great!
