Back on the beach

Tasting wine can be exhausting so we headed back to the coast and a small village called Cahuil – just south of Pichilemu and the 'world capital of surfing' at Punta de Lobos where they are currently holding the national surfing champonships.

Not sure if we will be able to see any of the surfing because we woke to a sea mist which rolled in from the horizon and has hidden every thing on the beach. Walked on the beach last night in shorts and tee shirts – this morning it was full walking gear and three layers to keep out the cold – but the mist lifted and it warmed up again by lunchtime

We are only 150m from the shore and can hear the sound of the breakers all the time – not sure how far we will venture in because the water is a bit cooler than Lahinch in summer – the Humboldt current again. It is however a fabulous beach to walk, where you can literally walk for miles on firm almost black sand with the breakers pounding the shoreline and an assortment of wading birds for company – particularly the Sanderlings which look like electric mice as they scuttle backwards and forwards with the ebb and flow of the waves.

We are here until Friday when we are off to the Maipo valley and more wine tasting followed by a weekend in Los Andes – an hour or so north of Santiago where we hope to finally see a rodeo.