Pucón

 The national parks of Chilé are closed on Mondays so we decided to visit the town of Pucón, about 25 km from Villarica and also on the lake.

We went for a walk along the Playa Grande.  There was a tree-lined sidewalk between the waterfront homes and the beach.  Quite a few people were sunbathing on the beach.  

Chimango caracara

Saw a few birds.

This little cutie is a tufted tit-tyrant

We were interested in this attractive lawn weed.

On the beach we found a family of southern lapwings with chicks.

About this time Leo's camera battery died and his battery charger stopped working (or his batteries would no longer charge, we are not sure which). So if you're tired of looking at  birds you are in luck; these were the last pictures.

Mural in the park

After that we went into town and bought groceries and had lattes with cake in a café.

Downtown Pucón complete with scenic volcano

By then we were pretty tired out and returned to the cabaña for more rest and recuperation.

And more communing with giant plants.