Beach Weekend

This past weekend I headed over to the coast, about an hour or so away from Santiago via bus, to hang out at the beach. I was just traveling with my friend Jackie, so when we randomly ended up in a fishing town called Quintero north of Valpo we were slightly disheartened to be the only gringas in town. However, we wanted something off the beaten path and we certainly got what we asked for: seafood empanadas and white wine on Friday night.

And on Saturday, paradise...







we randomly got into a discussion with one of the women who was staying in the same house/residencia as us about how her daughter (a 10 year old girl from Chile) wants to become the President of the United States. we laughed, but she got way too serious and told us it simply wasn't funny, that there are a lot of problems in the U.S. and her daughter could help. a true gyspy if you ask me.

later on Saturday we bussed our way to Valpo and lived the traveler's dream among people from Australia, Canada, Germany, England and other Americans (weird, I know)by cooking up an awesome burrito dinner followed by a lunchin chilean club.

after walking around Valpo on Sunday, we headed back to Santiago...
so until my next adventure, i hope you enjoy the beach pics :)