Last weekend

You may remember that I am an experienced mountain explorer, fending of mountain lions like a pesky mosquito, bounding up unfathomable heights without breaking a sweat, and gallantly exploring vast uncharted caverns, so it may come as no surprise to you that this last weekend, with a team of fellow adventurous souls, we summitted La Campana, known for it's intense, sudden and unpredictable weather, steep pitches, frequent avalanches, rock slides and furious skree fields. The six of us laced up our New Balance's, Pumas, and Nother Face joggers, packed a bag-lunch, applied SPF 50 sunscreen, and charged the mountain. Skin was scathed as we deliriously, stumbled up to the Cumbre(summit), losing feeling in our legs, and being assaulted by a team of vicious blackflies, and an intense sun. Finally after 4 grueling hours of hiking, we reached the top and were delighted to find a warm, calm summit where we were all able to dry off our soaked t-shirts and socks, soak up the sun, and eat the best lunch we've tasted in a long time.
From the top we were able to see the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountain range. It truly was breathtaking. I'm waiting for others to send me their pictures because my battery ran out on the top.
Sunday was spent with the crew relaxing on the beach in Reñaca, which is about 15 minutes north of Viña/Valpo.

This weekend I'm heading to Pichilemu, the surf capital of Chile.


(The wonderful vista from the top)