Pichilemu

its been a while since we have put up a blog but here is the update. since the last blog our days have been filled witha lot of studying with not as many outings, but don´t worry we have still been having fun! We met some more travellers when our school partnered with a hostel in hosting an asado (bbq). It´s always helpful and fun to hear about others´ experiences and stories. Last weekend we went to Pichilemu which is the surf destination in Chile. We had a little scare when our bus was stopped by the police who asked each person on board for their identification. We were a little confused in the reason behind this, but as the police officer with his dog came on to the bus and searched the isles, it became clear. When we set foot off the bus in this beautiful beach town we were rudley greated by a burst of freezing cold air. the temperature on the beach was probably 65 degrees plus wind chill so none the less it was cold. We met up with a friend from school and quickly made friends with two guys from Norway and a irish guy. The second and last day we were there, I suited up in a wet suite with boots two sizes too small, and headed out for a surf in 52 degree water. Since they didn´t offer heated dry suites Kara found a nice cozy spot on the beach to write poast cards. After two hours of surfing i came ashore half drowned and freezing. this pretty much sums up Pichilemu. below is a the link to the areal view of the town and surf spot.

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On saturday the 14th kara and i fly to Puerto natales which is located in central Patagonia. From there we will continue on to torres del paine, a national park about 4hrs north, where we will hike the ´w´which is a famous hiking route. it takes about 7 days in total. Afterwards we will make our way into Argentina specifically Calafate, where there is a national park that is home to a massive glacier. Then we will make our way further north then back into Chile to visit the lake district, consisting of puerto mont, chiloe, and pucon. From there we shoot up to the atacama desert in the far north of chile, there we´ll hopefully do some sand boarding at night, and check out the ´valley of the moon´.

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From this point on plans have changed and instead of staying in chile we are going to go into Bolivia and Peru, details will follow.... trying to take it one day at a time.

Hope you guys are all doing well if you get the chance shoot us an email and tell us what is new back home the news would be well recieved... ps only good news... galenemerson@hotmail.com, kara.obrien@hotmail.com