Monday, April 13, 2009

:D Easter in Quintero and Viña del Mar!!

We had a great weekend away for Easter! Friday we left Santiago at about 11am with a carload of friends. Ingrid, Rolo, Sindia, and Cata joined Rodrigo and I on this little trip. We had a good fast trip we had to stop in Viña because Ro REALLY HAD TO PEE!! We even parked in the prego parking spot, something that I would never do, but we made a fast trip into Jumbo. Rodrigo and I found something we had been looking for in Stgo for a LONG LONG time!! Kraft Mac and Cheese!!! We bought about $16 worth of it....sadly that is only 9 boxes....a little crazy, yes, but we think it was worth it. We went to Quintero from there. Quintero is a pretty cute little town/city, but it reminded me instantly of Billings Montana. Why?? the refineries and the stink! Ewww! It wasn't in the whole city, it was just the little drive past it. We had a lot of fun, and here are our pictures.

They were doing some sort of dance...I don't dance. Plus by this time, the smoke and my cold were killing me! OH and for anyone that would like to know how they fuck you over on the happy hour special I know EXACTLY how they do it!! The waitress comes to you for a reason. So that you can't see that instead of giving you Havana Club (the expensive rum) they give you Flor da Caña (the cheap rum) and charge you for a Havana. Ro and Rolo went to the bar for our drinks only to find out that they only had Flor de Caña...not my favorite, but I had a cold and couldn't taste the difference.


We went for a boat ride! I honestly was a bit nervous. I have been in boats on lakes hundreds of times, but never on the ocean.


The cute thing that I love with all my heart!


Another one just basking in the sun.


Another seal, I love em they are so cute!! But I wouldn't want to be in the water with them!!


Fishing boat that looked great with the sunset behind it.


Ro and I again.


"Cave of the Pirate"
Rolo, Ingrid, Ro and I, Cata, Sindia.


A blurry pic of Ro and I.


Rodrigo hanging out on a pier before he pretended to push me off of it scaring the shit out of me because I was just watching those seal/wolves swim right in front of my face!!! I think I was more scared of being in the water with those things than actually being in the water!!



Random pup napping in a pile of fishing nets.


I'm not entirely sure what these are. I think they are seals, "focas" heehee love that!! But everyone else was calling them "lobos" wolves...I know they aren't wolves.


Me, Ingrid, Cata, and Sindia.


Purrrty sunset!!!



The view from inside the Pirate's Cave out.



Ro and I in the Pirate's Cave.

9 comments:

Abby said...

They're sea lions!! And I love them. Looks like you had fun in Quintero :)

Shannon. said...

Abby, thanks. We had a lot of fun! Sea lions... that does make sense!! 2 of the males were fighting, well growling at each other and they do sound like lions!!

Leigh said...

I love your husband's Minnesota shirt!

Leigh said...

I love your husband's Minnesota shirt!

lydia said...

lea lions...surprised you didn't complain about THAT smell. thats one of the nastiest one's I've encountered. hah no really i think i do know the ones outside quintero you're talking about... there's a mushroom factory and then an animal killing factory (there's gotta be a word i'm slipping on for that) on the highway before you get there.
repulsive.

Shannon. said...

Leigh, that's a $5 Walmart special!! hahaah. He loves it too, that's why it is all faded and not quite MN maroon anymore.

Shannon. said...

Lydia, we actually did drive by the animal killing place. Horrible!! Yeck!

Sara said...

Looks like everyone had a weekend adventure! It's nice to know that you got out of the city and enjoyed yourself. I especially like the pics of the sea lion passed out and the puppy in the net.

Anonymous said...

crazy, i was in quintero for the first time ever this weekend too! but i didnt see any lobos del mar. ive always been confused why we call them sea lions and they call them sea wolves...nada que ver!