Today we woke up around 11 and cleaned up the apartment
before leaving Valparaiso and driving a few hours to the beach in Maitencillo,
where my aunt, uncle, grandparents, and cousins Laurie, Vicente, and Joaquin
were spending New Years. We arrived in time for lunch, and then we all put on
our bathing suits and went down to the beach.
I guess I’ve never realized this
because everyone in California is accustomed to going to the beach so often,
but people in Chile really don’t know anything about how to swim in a strong
ocean current. We brought our boogie boards, and I used mine for like 10
minutes, but then I decided the current was way too dangerous, so I put mine
down and advised Maxi to do the same. Then I went out a little further so I
could dive under the waves and avoid having them crash on me. However, all the
other kids were too scared to go out further and instead suffered wipe out
after wipe out as the waves smashed against them. I tried to explain that it
was safer out further, but no one understood, and I actually started getting
worried about Monse and Laurie’s safety, so I invited them to go make
sandcastles on the shore. We played in the sand for a while and ended up
burying Monse and Laurie under the sand. By then I was actually really cold and
definitely didn’t want to get back in the water. I stayed on the sand with
Nancy and we talked for a while and tried to tan but there really wasn’t any
sun and it was freezing. By the time we walked back to the beach house I was
absolutely shaking, and I hopped right into a hot shower and then drank some
tea afterward. We ate a quick dinner, and then left for the 3 hour car ride
back to Rancagua around 9. I slept in the car, and when we got back I went
almost straight to sleep.
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