Date: 20231112
Time: 10:45 – 18:55
Distance: 15.2 km
Overnight stay: Best panoramic view, Providencia
Walk
Today we are going up Cerro San Cristóbal with Sandy. There are several ways up, by funicular, a type of cable railway, by teleférico, a cable car, or by bus. We however go up walking, the road is closed for cars and not too steep. We take regular rests so Ada can keep up.
Along the way we already enjoy very nice views over Santiago.
At the top there is a big statue of Maria watching over Santiago. This is the third highest point in Santiago at about 850m or a prominence of 280m.
Alas they don’t sell cerveza at the top of the hill so we settle for Mote con Huesillo, a drink that is typically enjoyed on Cerro San Cristóbal.
There are quite a number of people going up or down, but according to Sandy, who was up here twice already, it is not too bad for a Sunday.
Once we finish our drink, we walk back the same way that we came and go to Sandy’s room to see which things we need to leave for Sandy for the travels in South America that she is planning, sleeping bag and such. Also Sandy is sorting through her stuff to figure out what we have to take home for her. In the mean time we have a drink at the Sinatra Restobar further down in Sandy’s street. Here they also have their own beer, Pukalan. And again I need to add the beer to Untappd, just as in the Snowbar.
Because Sandy needs more time and Ada wants to sit in the sun, we move to the Krossbar and have another beer
We collect all our own stuff and the things that Sandy doesn’t need any more and take an Uber to our apartment to drop the heavy backpack.
As this is our last evening and also goodbye to Sandy, we have diner at a nice restaurant, Tres Valles. After diner we bring Sandy home with an Uber and once we are in our apartment, we start packing.
Weather
Nice, easy going weather. Mostly cloudy but with a nice temperature.
Songtext of the day
Today we visited Maria on top of Cerro San Cristóbal. Time for a song by Rowwen Hèze, here is Maria.
Maria!
