After Eliana picked me up, her son (Roberto) invited me to go camping and kayaking! I thought how could I not take advantage of this opportunity, so an hour after I arrived at her apartment I decided to head out to Lago Colbun. I had no idea what the trip consisted of or where we were going. Lago Colbun is about four and a half hours from Santiago. We left Friday night and we returned on Sunday afternoon/night. At the Lago we met up with Roberto’s cousin and his fiancé (who is American!). I was given my own little tent (the silver one that looks like a cocoon), and we kayaked all day Saturday and all Sunday morning. Lago Colbun is a man made lake that is really beautiful but in recent years it has lost A LOT of water. We stayed on a campground that had scorpions and was very dusty but was super fun. AS we explored the lake in our kayaks I noticed that even though we were far away from any towns and we were in a farming area the lake was lined with mansions. Beautiful, huge houses with fancy gardens outside. The nice part about Lago Colbun is that it wasn’t too crowded so it was very easy to enjoy the lake.
On the way back to Santiago from the lake I was able to see all the towns we passed through. Right next to the lake at we left, there was a house that sold honey. Roberto decided to stop and buy some because in the “campo” (outside the city) it is much fresher and more natural. Dad I think you would really like this because they also sell fresh eggs, bread, vegetable, and lots of other freshly made and grown food. Some interesting little towns we passed by include: San Clemente (which is closest to Colbun and has only one main street), many vineyards, and Talca (which is a bigger city). In San Clemente everyone was out and about, walking around and socializing. Roberto told me that because it is such a small town the people all know each other and on the weekends they all gather in the good weather and chat. It looked like an amazing town.
Once we returned to Santiago, Roberto gave me a tour of all the neighborhoods in Santiago. They treat me so well here!
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