The bus ride to Valpariso is definitely the easiest trip to date. I was really looking forward to at least a two hour siesta in my semi-cama seat, but merely minutes into my drooling sleep I was awakened by our arrival into the bus station.
"Valpo", as the locals call it, is a beautiful port city on the hills of the coast of Chile. There are many pull cars that you can ride to the tops of the hills. Jenna was a little worried about these contraptions, but I reminded her that it beat the heck out of hoofing up those hills. Which we did for a day causing our behinds hurt for several days after we left the hilly city. She quickly came around to my way of thinking.
Vina Del Mar is just a five minute metro ride north along the port. We checked into the Che Lagarto Hostel which is in a great location. We were in walking distance to the beach! The water was freezing but the sun was warm, so we just spent time on the beach reading and working on our tan.
My friend from Pueblo, Tyffanie put us in touch with some of her friends who live in Vina. So on Thursday night Hugo, Ricardo, and Nicolas picked us up from our hostel. They took us to a restaurant named Entre Masas that has wonderful empanadas! Jenna and I ordered pino, manjar y nuez, queso y alcachofa, and queso con camerones y espinacas. Our new friends ordered two bottles of vino tinto de Chile and we talked about food and friends. After dinner we went to a local bar and then after a few drinks there the boys took us dancing!
Jenna and I truly enjoyed Chile. The people that we met along the way were extremely nice and the country is beautiful. The snow-capped Andes surrounding Santiago remind me of my beloved Denver and the beaches of Vina Del Mar are wonderful.
Ahora, vamos a Argentina!
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