Day 632 – South America – Chile [Rest Day in Constitucion]


13/01/22

 Rest day in Constitucion (Chile, South America)


Resting by Rio Maule, kayaking down the river and spending time with our hosts

Feet up again! On Rio Maule

Yesterday evening our hosts invited us over for drinks. They own a very nice wooden house by the river Maule – and the cabana where we stay is a mere 100m away from theirs. Isabel is a painter and there’s a lot of her art around the house. When asked about our plans for the rest day we said we were keen to explore the river, maybe go kayaking around.

Maria Isabela gifting me local wine

At lunchtime today our hosts took us to the riverside, a few kilometers down the road where a little nautical resort was set. We set off on kayaks and paddled around, watching the birds, jumping fish and nature around. It was beautiful and very peaceful. Not a very touristy place. We also got to visit Isabel’s brother’s house (Sotiro’s) another stunning wooden house by the river with a big garden, 10 dogs, 5 cats and a very young litter of kittens.

BBQ with Francisco, Hernando and Carmen + Sotiro and Isabel not on the picture

So tonight we got invited for a barbecue at that beautiful place by the river. Our hosts were here with part of their family. We enjoyed a very festive dinner, very friendly people. Again it is amazing how we can bond with people with whom we don’t even share the language. What a great evening we had…