Wine is good for you, right !?

As usual, it was another great Friday.

I woke up to a mostly mouth-watering breakfast of kiwi and banana with the always available but never edible breakfast sandwich. Kiwi is great in Chile, I wasn't expecting to eat so much of it on this trip.

After quickly guzzling down my breakfast I met Lauren for our usual run to the beach. Unfortunately, I left her waiting, standing alone on the corner of Alvarez and Creeper Central for longer than I should have thanks to a crazy colectivo experience in front of my house. Apparently, drivers aren't supposed to stop just anywhere for a passenger; he or she should be waiting at the Parada/bus-stop if he/she wants a ride. After about 10 minutes of unsuccessful flag-downs, I figured out that because there was a significant amount of construction happening on my street and cops were around, all colectivo drivers were obeying the law...for once. We had a little trouble running today...thanks to the combination of Lauren's Theta fanny-back boucing and jingling in front of me as we ran, accompanied by the sound of Papara Americano blasting in my ears. Its on my playlist, have a listen!

After our run, we parted ways and went home for lunch and a quick shower. At 2 o'clock, it was TIME.

We visited two local vineyards in the Casablanca Valley about 40 minutes from Vina del Mar. The first was Veramonte.

Veramonte

It was nice, and I really did like all three of the wines that we tried. We tasted one white and two reds. The second vineyard we visited was called William Cole. William Cole, and American, has two wineries in California as well, but has lived in Chile for 15 years.

William Cole

The experience at the second winery was much more intense, and our tourguide seemed like he really wanted to get something out of the tasting. We tried a white and a red- both were extra delicious.

i tried to get really into it 

I bought some wine, too!

After a tiring day at the vineyards,we all went home for a few hours of relaxation before going out again for girls night out. It kind of fell apart, as two of our most active partiers were feeling ill after such a long day...but that didn't stop us from ice cream and a cool new karaoke bar!

we ordered a delicious pile of fries and meat...and devoured it

We didn't get to to any karaoke, but the place was nice and for the most part, creeper-free. We had a great time and left around 12:30- making it home at a good hour.

A good Friday, it was.

Until tomorrow,
Lesley