P.S. to my previous post. After our yummy dinner at Como Agua Para Chocolate we had our first injury. I was walking down the stairs around 1am and Vale was on the computer. I was wearing my sandals (aka no grip) and the stairs were authentic wood, probably straight off the trees. Well, I was heading to the bathroom and slipped right on my elbow and culo. The entire hostel got quiet and I was down for the count...NOT okay. I think my elbow might be broken in ten different places, BUT the show must go on....
If we have learned two things from being here for all of three days it would be:
1. Teens love to make-out on the streets, benches, in the sand, on the grass, on the bus, anywhere they possibly can
and
2. Stray dogs LOVE me. And probs Vale too. Last night after a few Escudos we headed back to our hostel only to be followed by a huge scary brown stray dog. There are probably stray dogs every ten feet here, but usually they're passed out, looking dead. This one followed us the ENTIRE walk home and I tried to run and it just got excited and followed. Then, this morning, on our way down to the boardwalk, a black one followed...the WHOLE time. Even when petted by some crazy man and his child, he came after us. We even walked on the rocks on the water and he tried to get up there! We had to fake him out to ditch him....I don't think he realized that I hate most dogs, let alone some strange homeless ones with sketchy white spots on them.
If we have learned two things from being here for all of three days it would be:
1. Teens love to make-out on the streets, benches, in the sand, on the grass, on the bus, anywhere they possibly can
and
2. Stray dogs LOVE me. And probs Vale too. Last night after a few Escudos we headed back to our hostel only to be followed by a huge scary brown stray dog. There are probably stray dogs every ten feet here, but usually they're passed out, looking dead. This one followed us the ENTIRE walk home and I tried to run and it just got excited and followed. Then, this morning, on our way down to the boardwalk, a black one followed...the WHOLE time. Even when petted by some crazy man and his child, he came after us. We even walked on the rocks on the water and he tried to get up there! We had to fake him out to ditch him....I don't think he realized that I hate most dogs, let alone some strange homeless ones with sketchy white spots on them.
We went to Valapariso today and spent the day walking and looking at the colorful houses. The highlight was definitely going to the market and buying a ton of fresh avocados and tomatoes for a tastey dinner of pasta al pomodoro and guacamole with fresh bread. I could eat the avocados here everyday, all day. I have never seen them so perfectly green and fresh....heavenly.
Tomorrow we're heading back to Santiago and maybe heading to Isla Negra first to check out Pablo Neruda's house that looks like a ship...first, breakfast with our hostel owner at her house! I'm sure yummy things are to come...
Hasta luego.
5 comments:
Hey Boogie & Vale!
So, are you guys traveling around with a group? Or a guide or what? Are you just rolling to your own schedule? Gimme the skinny!
Avocados are my fave thing ever - just had one for lunch - so can you add that to my order which is now:
1. empanadas (2 is fine)
2. avocados (as many as you can carry without being stopped by customs)
B E S I T O S
Sounds like your great SoAm adventure is off to a rollicking start!! Have a wonderful time and stay safe.
Love to you both,
Mamma
I know you hate dogs but since they seem to want to follow you (which I literally was laughing out loud about and my roommates now think I am crazy)...I was wondering if you could bring a cute one home for me. That way my roommates will be forced to accept him/her because they would have been a gift. I now have marnie on the bandwagon for a cat but the other two are holding out...not happy :(
Be safe!!!
1. The dog hating has to stop
2. Learn how to cook this food so when you come here we can eat it
3. I know a lot of avocados and dog requests have come in. But if you could maybe steal something from pablo neruda's house for me that would be great. Like maybe a book of unpublished poems or something so I can then sell them on ebay for millions?(what can i tell you i'm such an entrepreneur) if that's too big a request i will settle for an avocado....
kidding kidding, sounds like you are having an amazing time! and you are less than a week in!!!! looking forward to ur future blogs. Safe travels, and keep in touch.....missssssssss ya
I'm so sorry to hear you got hurt. I hope it doesn't slow you down too much. At least it shouldn't keep you from enjoying the food. You are definitely our mothers' daughter.
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