Today was sadly our last full day in Chile! However, it was
by far the most amazing day spent here. We first arrived at a farm that had
lots of horses, a few pigs, chickens, many dogs, and a baby cow! We quickly got
prepared for the horseback riding and were given equipment to protect our legs.
We were then assigned our horses based on our riding experience and preference
of mild or wild horses. My horse was one of the bigger ones and was named
Caraja. I had some difficulty getting on the horse, but felt pretty comfortable
when we began to ride them. We started off down a steep driveway and had to
cross a busy road to get to the beach where we began our ride. We started along
the beautiful ocean where you could see the city outline in the distance. The
weather was mild and a little breezy but very comfortable. Once we traveled along
the beach for some time we got to an area with more grass that reminded me
somewhat of a swamp which then turned into a forest. It was so quiet and it was
great to just take in all of the nature around us.
The forest eventually turned
into a desert-like area consisting of huge incredible sand dunes! Within a few
hours we had traveled through all different types of terrain and the views were
spectacular. Once we got through the sand, we stopped for some water and
pineapple and then continued our ride. Our second half was along a huge stretch
of beach where most of the horses galloped along the water and got a lot of us
wet! Unfortunately, the riding eventually came to an end and we went back to
the ranch. Once we got off our horses, the people who worked there prepared us
a huge meal of sausage, chicken, steak, and pork! We were given pisco sours,
wine, potato salad, and bread and once it got a little bit colder we had a fire
to roast marshmallows!
Today was the perfect ending to an incredible trip. The
horseback riding was by far my favorite part of the trip and I will never
forget all of the amazing views we had along the way.
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