Heading to Santiago- final destination

hey all!!

have finally arrived in Santiago- capital of Chile. Not much to recount of the way down!!

We spent three days and nights in San Pedro de Atacama and didnt get up to much at all!! Was enjoying having nothing to do for awhile and caught up in my journal. We went out two of the nights and spent a lot of time cooking!! On the last day there we went to the Moon Valley for a visit which apparently looks like the lunar landscape - cant argue- and watched the sun set.

Our next stop was in Bahia Inglesia- camping by the beach. I ended up the only person to camp due to everyone else upgrading to little chalets but i pitched tent in their garden!! It was a 10 hour drive across the desert to the beach but that didnt stop us from celebrating when we got there- sat up all hours chatting after dinner.

Ther next day we moved to La Serena, which is a beach resort city. Huge apartment blocks line the seafront along with restaurants and clubs. We were camping again- well Matt and I did. It was my teams turn to cook and we produced the best BBQ yet- surf and turf with prawn and veg skewers, potatoes, guacamole, salsa and cake to finish. Yum yum!!

The second night after spending most of the day exploring La Serena, was a trip to see Mamalluca Observatory. We spent almost 2hours stargazing, and spotting all the zodiac constellations. We saw jupiter and venus up close through a telescope and many different galexies and nebulars. It was class. It was so beautiful and peaceful up there, and we also saw a shooting star!!

Today was a 6hour drive to Santiago and we have just finished our orientation walk. Dinner is set for 8 in a grill and we will be celebrating the end of the trip for 5 of us!!

nearly over!!
Orla
xx

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