Sand Dunes of Con-Con

Some friends and I ventured about 30 minutes north of Vina del Mar, where I live, to Con-Con. It is known for its massive sand dunes. We had hoped to go surfing off them, but were unable. Don't feel bad for us though, because we definitely had fun despite it!

The fun started when about 15 of us "gringos" jumped on the public bus. I just know we made everyone's day on the bus! haha. From there the bus driver put on some of his favorite tunes, Michael Jackson. They love him down here. All the Americans started to laugh, sing and dance a bit as we are standing crammed like sardines on the bus.

Then I was stuck standing as our lovely bus driver flew around corners. I was tossed like a rag-doll all over the place. It was comical to everyone (Chileans and Americans), but myself. No one in our group was too sure of where to get off either, so being the lucky one, had to make my way up to the front of the bus to ask the bus driver to tell us which stop. It was quite funny!



Documenting the lovely bus ride.

Once we made it to the dunes, the adventure was on! We all started running, climbing, sliding and hiking up and down the dunes! On the back side of the dunes is the sea with some cliffs that you can explore and climb. That was our mission!





We definitely hiked down the dunes and and rocky areas that I don't think were made to be traveled on. No big deal! We made it to the cliffs and it was beautiful! The waves were crashing and splashing up on us, and the view of the cities along the bay was neat!












After the exploring, we decided to start to walk back to catch the bus. Needless to say, we ended up walking about 2 miles to get back to the bus! It's okay because the view and company was great! All in all, I think we hiked about 4-5 miles that day.