Blogs from Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile, South America - page 12

Wednesday 28.7.2010 day 287 Still sick in bed I am feeing worse today. We have organised our accommodation for Eater Island so that is good. I am feeling sick and do not feel going home so I am feeling sad today. My friends went down the road and got some more fresh seafood and red wine for me for dinner and cooked dinner for me it was fantastic. ... read more

Monday 26.7.2010 day 285 Sorting out our flights home It is another fantastic sunny day today. We had a bit of a sleep in then did bfast and sorted out some of our flights home still cannot get home when we want to but. In the evening we went for a walk at sunset to the local village where there was lots of restaurants and fresh fish shops. We got some fantastic ingredients and then went home and cooked up a feast! Yummm...... ... read more

Saturday 24.7.2010 day 283 Stuck in due to the rain We work up and the sea was soo rough the waves were baking over the embankments and it was pouring rain. It looks so cold outside that we decided to stay in and catch up on some jobs. We also found Moto GP so saw some of the practice sessions interviews and last weeks races which was very good as we had missed them last week. We did our own means and watched the weather outside. It got a bit better in the afternoon but by then it was getting cold. ... read more

Friday 23.7.2010 day 282 Hippocampus Resort & Club Con Con Today we had bfast then did some shopping and then checked out of our hotel in Vina del Mar and got a taxi to our new resort in Con Con. It was a meter taxi and cost about $34 Aus. We got to the resort at about 12 even though check in was 4 hoping that we would get in early. We were told that our room was not ready but would be ready at 2pm. So we had a bit of a look around the resort and then had a coffee in the restaurant at about 1:30 the guy who checked us in came to us in the restaurant and told us that he had made a mistake and our room would not be ... read more

After leaving the desert in the north of Chile (San Pedro de Atacama) Kayce and I boarded a 24-hour bus down the coast to the beautifully eccentric port town of Valparaiso. Before you cringe at the thought of 24 hours on a bus, I should mention that the buses in Chile and Argentina are downright luxurious. There are only 3 seats across (two and one) which lay almost completely flat. Service includes hot meals, snacks, wine, coffee, etc. In addition, there is no hostel to pay for during these trips. So…as crazy as it seems, I actually look forward to our bus rides. A far cry from the sweaty chicken buses of Central America or the dingy, druggy Greyhounds of the USA. Valparaiso, at least for the first day, was a delight. My best analogy for ... read more