Pichilemu - Day 3 [10/06]

After another early breakfast, we decided to go to Punto de Lobos, which is a little bit outside of Pichilemu. We called a taxi to take us there, and some Chilean surfers passing by were nice enough to take two of the boards there for us.

Punto de Lobos was really pretty, and there were some good waves further out, where all the surfers were catching them. Further in, we tried to get some waves, but the wind was still making it hard.

Right when we were about to leave, we noticed that our friends that took our boards for us were about to leave as well. Selma and I hitched a ride from them, and they took us back to our hostel. It turned out that they were renting a house right around the corner from where our hostel was, and invited us over for an asado later.

In attempts to find lunch, we went into the center to find something as cheap as the day before. After looking at no less than five menus and sitting down in two restaurants before choosing to keep looking, we finally ended up at Pin-Pon, which specializes in seafood and had a pretty cheap menu. I ended up getting grilled fish and french-fries for about 3USD, which was one of the specials, while Selma and Scarlett got "Pastel de Haiva" (literally Crab Pie). Although none of us knew what this was when they ordered it, the dish ended up being like a big serving of crab dip, which had a taste like enchiladas, and was really good.


[pastel de haiva]

Biking around town, we stopped by some artesenias and found a great ice cream place called "Banado en Chocolate," which specialized in ice cream that took a little bath in chocolate.

In the evening, we decided to go to MaxiMoto, where they had a racetrack for four-wheelers. We tooks some cheap laps around the track, but the main attraction was really the great music that they were playing the whole time, that we couldn't help but dance to.


[Scarlett, Selma and Dave rocking out in front of MaxiMoto]


[Riding on the four-wheeler!]


[taking a couple of laps]

For dinner, we decided to eat at the Puente Holandes. Although the food was very good, it was a little expensive for what we were getting. After dinner, Selma and I went over to the surfer's house for their asado. It turns out that they are students from Santiago, who are renting the house between April and December of this year. They told us that they are paying about $300 USD a month for the house, which they are splitting between 7 people. They were all very nice and hospitable, just like all Chileans, and told us that if we wanted to come back, we were more than welcome to stay at their house.