Thursday-Friday- Pisco Elqui Adventures
On Thursday, we left for an overnight in Pisco Elqui. On our way, we stopped in Vicuna for lunch and to walk around the artesian shops. We tried to go to the bug museum but it was closed, do we decided to continue on to the domos. We got to the domos around 5 pm and checked in and arranged for a night time horseback ride to see the stars. We went to dinner at our favorite german run restaurant and then went to Ramon’s house where we started our journey. The ride was 3 and a half hours long and was phenomenal. We all had a great time looking at the night sky, chatting with Ramon, and just enjoying the solitude. We got back to the domos around 1230 am, and went to bed. Steve was able to get a picture of the view through the domos of the night sky, which I thought you would all enjoy. The next morning we got up went to an artesian village, walked around pisco elqui, saw Ruperto the drunken donkey, went to cavas del valle (a vineyard), went back to Vicuna (bug museum still closed), then went to the zoo. We then went to Rob and Joanna’s house for a scrumptious dinner of fillete, corn pudding, salad, bread, wine, and banana foster for dessert. Afterwards, we went up the recinto to a party and stayed until 2 am. We came home and crashed. It was a long and exciting 2 days!! Overall, we had a week jammed pack with activities. Jon really enjoyed himself and hopes to come back before we leave. I know it sounds like we did a ton of things, but Jon has called me the “best tour guide EVER”!!!! I can’t wait for him to come back!
