Valdivia

We decided to head to the coast on Thursday.  It was said to be a roughly 2 hour journey…but four hours later and some kid squabbles in the car en route, we were just finally catching a glimpse of the water.  Worth the wait and worth sitting in road constructions lines, one after another it felt like!

Valdivia was unusally busy so we kept driving and skipped the darling, bustling, riverside downtown and went straight to the open ocean.

The Pacific Ocean from a very different vantage point than we've ever seen!
The Pacific Ocean from a very different vantage point than we’ve ever seen!
The sun here is so hot, much stronger than the sun at home, thanks to the hole in ozone in the southern hemisphere...so the cold water felt great to the kids!
The sun here is so hot, much stronger than the sun at home, thanks to the hole in ozone in the southern hemisphere…so the cold water felt great to the kids!
Twenty years of friendship here - incredibly thankful for the gift that is.
Twenty years of friendship here – incredibly thankful for the gift that is.
Mamas and the girls
Mamas and the girls
Little beach lady Liberty...
Little beach lady Liberty…
Enjoying empenadas on the beach while the kids play
Enjoying empenadas on the beach while the kids play
A pod of dolphins put on a fantastic show - which apparently is quite unusual here...they literally swam back and forth for hours just off the shore!
A pod of dolphins put on a fantastic show – which apparently is quite unusual here…they literally swam back and forth for hours just off the shore!
Rylee and Emma doing Zumba on the beach with Liberty (wearing their new sun dresses we bought from a Peruvian man selling them in the sand)
Rylee and Emma doing Zumba on the beach with Liberty (wearing their new sun dresses we bought from a Peruvian man selling them in the sand)
Beach buddies
Beach buddies
Had to tack this photo in even though it isn't from Valdivia - stunning view from a friends home over the hill from where we are staying - such hospitality, it amazes me.
Had to tack this photo in even though it isn’t from Valdivia – stunning view from a friends home over the hill from where we are staying – such hospitality, it amazes me.
An attempt at a panoramic shot of this gorgeous valley
An attempt at a panoramic shot of this gorgeous valley

Comments

Grammy

Breath taking! Thank you.

Nana

So awesome to see the beautiful adventures. What a privilege for all of you!