Having returned from our trip to the North to find the rivers near Pucon empty, we decided to head south for a short week. Our first stop was the Rio Llancahue, very reminiscent of a Welsh ditch with plenty of wood in the first few drops, but it soon improved with a clean 6m drop and a series of small rapids.

Apparently the Fuy is at quite a high level at the moment, which provided us with a fun run of bouncy rapids, and drops with a couple of juicy holes at the bottom. Unfortunately for Joe he found out exactly how juicy a couple of the holes were, swimming through the biggest section of the river.

Saturday saw the Palguin boaterX organised by Ben of KayakChile.net take place. A series of heats with 3 paddlers going head to head on the upper Palguin, followed by the semi finals and final. With low flows, the course had to be altered slightly leading to increased carnage.

Everyone knows about the famous drop on the Rio Claro, and now that we're back in Pucon after a road trip north here's a quick photo from our run. More photos to follow eventually, but for now there are more important things - showers, dinner and beer - to worry about.