Surfing in Con Con

It felt a little funny, trying to go for a surf in the middle of winter. But really it wasn´t that cold here. I was in shorts and a T-shirt a couple of days, although all the Chileans were thinking the same thing as they walked by, ´loco gringo!´. They may have been right though, seeing as how I did see a penguin in the water when we were surfing.

I met an Aussie in the Hostel Caracol from Brisbane. He was also thinking that a surf was worth a go. We found a little surf shop in Viña Del Mar that rented us boards and wet suits for $30, and gave us a bus ride up to the surfing beach: Con Con. The waves were nothing to write home about, but the occasional 3 and 4 footers were enough to make for a fun day. Poor Stu, the aussie, had drank his fair share of margaritas the night before and had quite a hang over. Here they call that an axe to the head. We finished up the day with a nice ride up down the coast, with beautiful beaches and rock outcroppings. A fantastic last day on the coast.