Days 430 - 431 - Vina del Mar, Chile
Day 430
We arrived in Vina Del Mar, the stepsister and symbiote of Valparaiso. A lovely cliff side town along the Pacific. It was dinnertime and we were looking for seafood. We found it at Restaurante Cochoa but getting there meant dropping down the the cliff side 250 feet and then back up. It was worth it (see seafood and views). The weather is perfect! 50 degrees at night. 70 during the day.
Day 431
Vina Del Mar is a beautiful beach town next to Valparaiso. Above the Pacific, the steep cliffs hang one high rise after another, too many, I fear. While walking I caught four hang-gliders swooping above. They rode the current for hours. What a view they must have had. The steep hills here and in Valparaiso give Pittsburgh and San Francisco a run for its money. We climbed several to get down to the sea for a bite to eat. Plus walking up and down 300 feet of stairs is a great workout!
