Date: 20231029
Time: 10:05 – 14:05
Distance: 6.5 km
Overnight stay: Mítico departamento dúplex, Valparaíso
Walk
It’s raining! We wanted to go for a walk, but the weather forecast doesn’t look too good. Instead we walk to La Sebastiana Museo de Pablo Neruda, one of the houses of the poet, consul and Nobel price winner Pablo Neruda. He build a vey nice house on the hill with perfect views over the hills and harbor of Valparaíso.
The way up is steep and long, so we adapt our pace to Ada. She goes up slow but steady.
Closeby La Sebastiana is the Plaza de Los Poetas, a small square with 3 statues of well known Chilean poets. Here is also a restaurant where we have a drink, Apfelstrudel and Schwarzwälder Kirsch cake. Apparently some German influences here.
We walk back to ocean level and up again to our apartment, using the ascensor this time. It’s time for me to go. I already had everything packed for the W-trek and leave today for Santiago. I booked a hotel near the airport because I need to catch a plane to Puerto Natales tomorrow morning at 6:30 meaning that I have to be at the airport at 4:30.
Ada and Sandy accompany me to the train and also go on board because they want to go to Viña del Mar. I leave the train a few stops earlier to go to the bus terminal. After saying goodbye to the girls I first have to put the rain cover on my backpack because it is raining.
I walk to the bus terminal, just to find out I have to wait for more than an hour and a half for a bus.
Time to grab something to eat. I try a typical Chilean dish, Cazuela de Vacuno, a sort of soup with one big piece of meat, a potato and big piece of pumpkin in it. A good choice!
Weather
As stated, it was rainy weather today. Temperature was fine, it was just very wet…
Songtext of the day
We visited the house of a poet today. Sly and the Family Stone have a very appropriate song and text for this, Poet.
My only weapon is my pen
And the frame of mind I’m in
I’m a songwriter, A poet
I’m a songwriter, A poet
And the things I flash on Everyday
They all reflect On what I say
I’m a songwriter I’m a poet
I’m a songwriter, Oh yeah a poet
