May 4 – Valparaiso and coast

Foggy day – not lucky from a weather point of view – also severely chilly (forecast said 22° but in actual fact was 10°-14°). Felt cold as the previous day in Santiago it was a sunny 24°.

Saw a lot of oldtimers in South America - some in mint condition and some less


First impression of Valparaiso: ugly! Only when we got lost in the cobbled side streets did we discover a certain charm in this world heritage site. Houses from the 18th century, others perched on cliffs and again others in all colours of the rainbow.




Big city – have to check on population – spread out over hills and hills. Huge port – biggest in Chile?


We were then “lucky) to discover the Chilean equivalent of the Costa Brava – they are dutifully following the errors of their Spanish ancestors and are ruining their coast with high rises and untreated sewage. Otherwise a beautiful coast line and fabulous waves .....

The Pelicans didn’t like the scenery too much either nor the tourists (looking down their noses at us!) Wonderful birds, had a lot of fun watching them, very clumsy during take off but beautiful gliders