Today was my favorite day of the entire trip, and one of the best memories I will ever have!
We went horseback riding through the country! I know that makes it sound like we rode the horses through many miles of the country, but that's what it felt like. The guides lead us on a three hour ride through many different terrains. We began our journey with a short ride next to the beach.
We steered away from the beach and headed to a savannah-like terrain.
After riding through the grasses, we followed a pathway through an evergreen forest.
Next, and probably most impressive, were the sand dunes. I really felt like we were in the Atacama desert!
And we ended exactly where we had started, on the beach.
The ride was amazing because I was able to experience the variety of environments found throughout the country in only three short hours. When our ride had come to and end, the huesos (cowboys) hosted a barbeques for us. We had the same hotdog-sausages that we had at Verner's barbeque, but we also had steaks, porkchops and chicken. For dessert, we roasted marshmellows. It was nice to end our last activity by talking around a warm fire.
Later that night, we had our final dinner with the Chilean students. We had pizza, but it was very different than the pizza I am used to! The pizza here had thin crust, a little cheese and A LOT of toppings. It was different but very delicious. At dinner, we expressed to the Chileans how thankful we were that they invited us into their lives and let us experience Chilean culture. We exchanged gifts: Pitt gear from the Pitt Shop for the Chileans and customized USM hoodies for us. It was an awesome gift!
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