Surfing with seals..

Trip Start Jul 03, 2008

Trip End Aug 13, 2008

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Hostal Caracol

(Santiago hotels)

Flag of Chile Valparasio, Chile
Monday, August 11, 2008

Well after the 3.5 hour delay in La Paz, I rolled into town at about 1am, thinking i was going to wake everyone in the hostel on arrival I was surprised to see that my dorm was full but no one to be seen. Chile as a whole operates on a different clock to the rest of the world. Days dont start till 10am and finish in the early hours of the morning, it is impossible to get dinner before 8pm and you´ll be dining alone that early. It is a culture i have become a custom to, tapas and cervesa (beer) in the late afternoon to carry you over for a late dinner of incredible food and great wine.

Living it up in Valparasio, this is an electric coastal town with a bit
of everything. Surf, snow (not to far away), great culture and
colourful architecture. Last night we went to a local concert with a few germans that are studying here in Valparasio and then a few margaritas on the way home

Valpariso Jail

. A cocktail for disaster with a 8am rise for surf at Con Con by 9am. The waves were small, water was freezing and i was a little under the weather to boot, but alas i can say i surfed Chile...

Tomorrow is resvered for looking around town during the day and snapping a few pictures but what i have seen so far, i love this place. Yesterday we hiked up to an old jail that has been converted in to pulic space and filled with street art, an aquired taste of art but spectular none the less. Valparasio is also known for its seafood, so we went hunting for a lobster tonight but ended up with shrip and chocolate covered steak, nice but no lobster, so thats now on the lunch menu for tomorrow. I cant wait to show everyone photos of this place, cause it is very hard to describe without them.

The next post will sadly be the last, as in less than 24 hours I leave South America, but the biggest thing i will take away is the desire to return...

Buenos Noches...