Totoralillo
Steve left yesterday for a meeting in DC. He’ll be gone for a week. Today, I decided to have a “me” day. It started off getting up at 645 to feed the dogs (I’m dog sitting for a week), then me and the pups went back to bed for a while 🙂 After getting up to a beautiful warm sunny clear sky I ventured to Totoralillo beach. It’s about 18 miles from La Serena. And how do I know exactly? Because some of the people I went with biked there. I opted to be one of the sane and drove. Totoralillo is in a cove and boasts beautiful white sand beaches and crystal blue water. It also has a bunch of tiki huts on it and a restaurant/bar. It was like being in the Caribbean but for one thing. The water was FREEZING!!! Actually it wasn’t so bad, I would compare it to Maine. We hung out there for 4 hours then went to the restaurant for some drinks and came home. WE had a total you know you’re a gringo when moment though. We got to the beach at noon and it was decently full. When we left at 430 it was starting to get packed. Apparently that’s when all the chileans come to the beach probably because
the sun doesn’t set until about 9. Once I got home me and the pups needed some bonding and went for a nice hike. After that I cleaned the kitchen (not so fun) but Leonor is coming tomorrow and I don’t want her to think I’m really messy, had a light dinner and then some friends came over and we watched a movie. They just left, and now I’m hoping to hear from Steve soon. We have the video camera set up so we can talk on IChat and see each other (he has a camera on his laptop). Fancy! So in total it was a wonderful day, it would have been perfect if Steve was here. Now back to the real world, I have homework to do…
(Sorry the pics aren’t that good, but I’m sure I’ll be going back and getting many more).
Comment by Mom
It looks beautiful! Don’t care how cold the water is, especially considering it was snowing when I set off for church this morning. Sun did come out but still very cold. Took the tree down and put it out in a snow band for pickup. Getting ready for our trip to DC this weekend and then Chile in less than 4 weeks. Yeah
!!!!!
Posted on January 9, 2006 at 12:10 am
Comment by Cara Resig
Looks like so much fun! Too bad we’re coming to visit during the winter!
Posted on January 10, 2006 at 2:58 pm
Comment by Deanna
Looks beautiful Lisa, I wish I was there. So much going on here, I will have to write you and tell you all about it. Know I miss you and can’t wait to hear from you soon.
Posted on January 11, 2006 at 2:44 pm