For the weekend in Talca, my
santiaguina friend, Violeta, came to meet me. Since the hikes were limited by the snow, we went to the coast, by train, on the last branch line of all Chile. The trip took 3 hours at a very slow pace, side by side with river Maule, offering great views of the valley and the river. People would wait for the train just about anywhere by the side of the line, there were no visible stations sometimes.
As we got to Constitución, we kept following the river to the sea, by foot, and we walked quite a lot. We circled the town until we got to the beaches, dark volcanic sand meeting the ocean. We followed the coastline and superb rock formations started to appear, some of them were clearly home of seagulls, pelicans or sea lions. It was cold and cloudy, but it was still a great walk. On our way back, we tried one of the seafood restaurants and the food was, again, excellent. There we met Rafa(el), a local fisherman, who sat next to us and told the story of his life, around a couple of liters of beer. He had a typical strong chilean accent, getting worse and worse with the beer, I got around 10% of what he said. We left to the center, which didn't have much to see, and then took a bus back to Talca, taking one hour less than the train. We spent the sunday mostly at the hotel, enjoying the people, the calm and the sun. In the end, it was one of the most complete trips I did: city, countryside, mountain, snow, and sea! Lovely first experience in the south...
For the weekend in Talca, my santiaguina friend, Violeta, came to meet me. Since the hikes were limited by the snow, we went to the coast, by train, on the last branch line of all Chile. The trip took 3 hours at a very slow pace, side by side with river Maule, offering great views of the valley and the river. People would wait for the train just about anywhere by the side of the line, there were no visible stations sometimes.
As we got to Constitución, we kept following the river to the sea, by foot, and we walked quite a lot. We circled the town until we got to the beaches, dark volcanic sand meeting the ocean. We followed the coastline and superb rock formations started to appear, some of them were clearly home of seagulls, pelicans or sea lions. It was cold and cloudy, but it was still a great walk. On our way back, we tried one of the seafood restaurants and the food was, again, excellent. There we met Rafa(el), a local fisherman, who sat next to us and told the story of his life, around a couple of liters of beer. He had a typical strong chilean accent, getting worse and worse with the beer, I got around 10% of what he said. We left to the center, which didn't have much to see, and then took a bus back to Talca, taking one hour less than the train. We spent the sunday mostly at the hotel, enjoying the people, the calm and the sun. In the end, it was one of the most complete trips I did: city, countryside, mountain, snow, and sea! Lovely first experience in the south...
4 comments:
Que areias tão escurinhas! A sensação nos pés é diferente da areia de Setúbal?
Ehehe, é bastante mais fina que a generalidade das praias de Setúbal, mas só de pensar que estás a caminhar em cima de areia proveniente de rocha vulcânica, já dá para sentir umas coceguitas nos pés ;)
Al fin mis líneas de la fama!!!
Buen viaje, amigo -y desde este viaje- hermano!!!
Maravilloso Sur es el que está después de Santiago. Tantas cosas buenas que nos perdemos por ser del centro.
Ojalá este sea el primero de muchos!!!
Ahh, de verdad que somos hermanos ahora!! El gran Rafa... y curado también!
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