The Golden Van: Browsing Punta Gruesa

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You’ll be able to’t assist however have the Seashore Boys working by means of your head.

Sunday morning on the surf camp. There was even a category for a bunch of children heading out into the frigid Pacific waters. I drank tea and watched. 

Layne received all nostalgic about her surf holidays in Hawaii however within the chilly waters of Santa Cruz in California she didn’t surf when she received residence. 

Rusty wished a stroll in fact so we ambled slowly out to the purpose itself which known as Punta Gruesa. Which suggests “gross” in accordance with Google translate. I suppose one may extra elegantly naje it huge level of one thing. 

We appear like we’re parked subsequent to the dumpster of their above however truly we weren’t. We used it although and it’s a metropolis service supplied by Iquique 12 miles away. Chile is so civilized. 

We additionally got here throughout piles of seaweed laid out to dry and as we walked the seaweed collector himself got here out so as to add to his crop. 

Gross Level: 

At night time the pitch black is dotted with electrical lights from this village: 

There’s numerous room to be left alone in case you like: 

Seaweed, kelp actually, fascinated Rusty. It seems to be similar to the kelp you’ll see on the coast of California. 

They surf of a Sunday morning whereas he works his different job. We work at being retired. 

Solar attempting to interrupt by means of the marine inversion layer above the coastal mountains. It will get fairly cool very first thing within the morning and any breeze makes it really feel colder than 65 levels within the afternoon however the solar is heat when it’s out and that is winter within the southern hemisphere so I discover it fairly acceptable. 

Motorhomez park close to right here. I’m unsure what the signal means however o felt discover ignoring it. It doesn’t say no in a single day tenting or bugger off or something like that. 

Wax your board, have a chat and dive in. All of them smiled and waved. The ambiance right here is welcoming. 

We’ll cease off right here subsequent 12 months earlier than we begin our trek to Colombia and the Darien Hole, we take pleasure in it that a lot.  

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