Today started out all cold, dreary, and with little hope of success, but all in all, we can't complain. We celebrated more for Chilean Independence Day, had pistachio and coconut ice cream (well worth the $1 CAD), did some shopping (hello muneca!), and hung out on the Isla. We can't recall the actual name of the Isla (it was a long day out), but it's not so much an island anymore as a peninsula. It used to be where they harvested guano, which explains why most of the area is white. It was also the site of a battle during the war amongst Peru, Chile, and Bolivia for the territory (three guesses who won, and the first two don't count). While there are no scars from the war still visible on the island, it still has the old military station, and lots and lots of conchas del mar. The beach is made up of them! So we, of course, collected many, along with "pretties" (need to know information, if you don't know, then you're not special). ;)
18 de septiembre pics:
Oh, and in celebration of Chilean Independence, we part took of a traditional meal, but we skipped the traditional drink: chicha. No corn beer for us.
Yes, that's beef.
Isla pics:
Isla Videos:
And here are some random ones from the Isla:
Look at that closely before you faint.
He looks like my lab buddy!
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