Friday, May 05, 2006
La Serena:We were supposed to connect with a friend of a friend here, we also wanted to visit one of the world famus observatories just outside of the city, but none of this happened & still we had a great time.
La Serena is a pretty & not as expensive as San Pedro de Atacama, there are parks (including a Japanese garden we didn't get to visit), colonial style buildings, & our hostel, Hostal Jofre was comfortable enough (HOT water!) that we finally felt like we'd returned to civilization. Our long bus ride (17 hours) wasn't that bad except for the movie, but I try to think of bad movies as educational since I can read the subtitles or listen if they're dubbed. Actually our bus was really nice, it was new, & had a bathroom with TP (you have no idea how much of a rarity this is or how much of a contrast this is compared to Bolivia), and the roads here are excellent.
The highlight of our short stop in La Serena was actually outside of it. We took a tour along with our friends Yvon & Cecil (still with us since Bolivia) to Islas Damas & Choros. We saw a pod of dolphins, a bunch of sea lions, & a few different types of birds, including a few penguins.Kepfram
Kepfram & Ellie, 7:45 PM
