Colchagua region = wine, more wine, and empanadas apparently. I wouldn't know because my bus didn't stop at the magic empanada place. This was CIEE's last weekend excursion, a last gulp of fresh air before finals in a month, and it was so beautiful.

Day One: Santa Cruz

Day One: Vitamin C, naps, Colchagua region museum, bike ride to Laura Hartwig vineyard, tour and wine tasting. And lucky me, wine is apparently a short-term fix for a cold.

I like taking photos of wine, not actually drinking wine.  Give me a juice box instead. // 29 may — I like taking photos of wine, not actually drinking wine. Give me a juice box instead. // 29 may

Corks against the wood grain of a carved bowl // 29 may

Cork balancing on a wine bottle // 29 may

Learning about the wine-making process in Spanish is not the most fruitful...hehe...fruit...grapes. Ahem. However, after the brief introduction I know how to say barrel (barriga), so there's something.

Vase of flowers in the shadows of the vineyard's shop lights // 29 may

Day Two: Cahuil

Sunset from the cabins in Cahuil // 30 may

Day 2: stayed in cabins in Cahuil, a small town by the ocean. I had a view of the ocean from my bedroom window and fell asleep to the dull roar of the ocean while covered in 5 blankets. During the day we biked to Los Lobos, a beautiful and ragged cliff overlooking a beach known for it's world-class surfing. In the afternoon we kayaked on a salt-water river into a bird sanctuary with herons.

Looking down towards the shore // 30 may

The lineup of the group entourage.  Not pictured is the second van + bike racks // 30 may — The lineup of the group entourage. Not pictured is the second van + bike racks // 30 may

Mayo, expedition dog and resident cuddles-seeker // 30 may

Plants outside the cabins in Cahuil // 30 may

Punto Los Lobos