Pichilemu

We took a weekend trip here from Santiago while I was studying abroad.

I went surfing for the first time here! We got a half hour of lessons and an hour of surfing (including board “tabla” rental & wetsuits—it is COLD!) for… I feel like maybe $30 – ridiculous. It was fantastic and so gorgeous.

We hitchhiked to the surf (Chile is one of the safest places in the world to hitchhike, mind you) and bought some seafood empanadas (famous Chilean food) off of some people on the beach. Great memories.

Very nice view, just perfect to watch the sun set in the ocean. The beach if also perfect for a three or four-hour horse ride. Aside from that, there really isn’t much else to do. The wind is so strong that it really becomes an effort to just walk straight.. Is is famous for surf, apparently they have an international surfing championship there, but one of the locals told me that even whales and penguins freeze because of how cold the water is, and I really do believe him.

my grandpa has a house there