I often hear that my posts on the blog are long. It is true that I never had the problem of producing the required number of pages, when I was a student. And even if the subject was repeated. I've already talked about the sea lions, divers who are not insects, I even mentioned the elections (in Czech) is that the penguins that I have not yet addressed. Let's go slowly. After our return from Martinique, we became very sociable and the first ten days they spent going out with friends at Bellavista and partying with people. Gradually, my activities business is back to normal. it is not surprising that we want to travel back a little. We decided to go to Los Molles, a small village north of Valparaiso and about 160km from Santiago, which means next. To get there, take the Panamericana to the north. This stretch of highway is a Ruta5 and was therefore able to expand our collection of things you can see on the highway in Chile. Besides the usual cycling
and mothers with strollers, there has been such a gentleman who was crossing the highway on horseback and believer in the coolness of the horse in front of our trucks and Pathfinder. Fortunately, his horse has not pay any attention to the vehicle, he jumped the fence in the middle and it stopped before jumping into the lane in the opposite direction. Then, returning, we saw a big truck filled to the brim with bags filled with sand. And on top of these bags, there was a car. I absolutely could not imagine how they got to put it there, but I saw a fairly sharp how they were able to attach, so I told the Cosmonaut double the truck as quickly as possible or find another way to break away. Once in Los Molles, o
na put our suitcases in cabañas. Chileans hey love this kind of shepherd because cabañas are also equipped with a kitchen and holidays come and cheaper. And then the little cottages also have a place to grills, asados and that's all that Chile needs to be happy. Los Molles is a village where people go mainly family and most people not really rich, and cabañas are therefore almost the only way to stay, finally, if you want to rent a house directly. First, we decided to go eat and cosmonaut, who has visited the village in 2004, took me to the Pirate Switzerland . As you can imagine, the restaurant owner is Swiss and it goes well with all the other slightly crazy Europeans who settled in South America to open a shelter or a restaurant. You remember Rose Anden as Llaima volcano or MILodge near Termas de Chillan? In the pirate, there's no menu and welcome, the attacker tells you that he has not nor coca, or pastel de choclo, or other things that Chileans love. And afterwards, it gives you a short course on ecology and how you should pay attention to water waste. You say it would probably be a little inappropriate to ask where are the sewers the restaurant because you are in Chile at the edge of the ocean and then you are also almost sure that nobody bothers to build a central processing because ocean is vast and free. But you do not ask, because the atmosphere is nice and the Pirate too.
After lunch, we decided to go on the beach looking for a diving club and reserve for tomorrow. There are two diving clubs in Los Molles and Cosmonaut already had the honor, or rather the horror, to know first. The dive instructor was a fisherman who dived without the depth gauge. So I said we would try another club, Atmósfera4 . But he told us we could not dive on Sunday because there were elections and everyone should go to the polls. I had a brilliant idea to ask if we could dive right away and that, by cons, it was without problems. No questions to the certificate or medical card level. The manager has just asked if we had eaten and when it has complied, he gave a small smile. I knew why so I took two Kokulinek, the homeopathic Cocculine, my best friend on the road and the sea And we went there: a monitor, Cosmonaut and me. The boat was a small fishing boat and we were dressed in neoprene not very new, but very thick. It had a hood on his head and shoes on feet. In short, it was the area of deep divers, not like in Martinique with our small shorties. The Cosmonaut kept repeating that this is where I'll see what it's real dive when the water is cold and so on.
We arrived at the site and had to get water. There was no ladder and had to drop back, as do divers in movies. The water was at twelve degrees. it changed from twenty-eight in Martinique. All four had been shot around the waist and had a little hard to stay on the surface even with the inflated stable. The waves rocked us and it was difficult to stay together. The instructor took me by my stable and we started down. Underwater, no one saw the waves and we have shaken so much that did not even know if we're going down or up. I felt that I was also caught Cosmonaut. Later he told us he was beginning to lose sight of when he was only three meters away. Then I saw algae that moved at tremendous speed under our feet. A stream that has brought us did not know where. We started on the belly and they continued to descend. The guys took me between them. And after it was responsible, and we saw sea stars, fish and algae. I did not understand at all how they were arrived at by this barrier surface. We swam in a cave, and all of a sudden we saw a shadow. A sea lion! There are plenty in the Pacific, decidedly more than plungers and the lion was so curious to see who we are. He came to see us very ready and he stopped to see. And all of a sudden he's gone.
Leaving the cave, I mentioned that I had only 50 bar in my bottle. I consumed everything in 18 minutes compared with 50 minutes I could dive in Martinique. He had to go back. So again, passing the barrier, shaking and trying to do and more to make a landing. Finally, we were on the surface and the monitor started to call the boat. I did what I could to stay on the surface with his shot. The waves rocked us as in The Drunken Boat. The instructor told us that the ocean was very calm, but I think it was only through Kokulinek I arrived to bring lunch to the Pirate's Beach.
By entering our little cabin, the feeling that I would never dive in Chile began to dilute a bit and I thought see the sea lion so close was amazing. The cosmonaut was very quiet. Only in a while he told me it was a dive by far the most stressful. He even said I was courageous to do so after six dives in my life. Well, I see that he understood the need to pay me a compliment from time to time, but I also know I am always very courageous at first. I was with mountaineering and climbing, before that I lived a few rides with him.
the evening we wanted to go for a walk Puquen, a place behind Los Molles is known for its biodiversity. But one is in Chile, so you have all surrounded by a high fence and so long that even the Chinese could admire. And the door was, of course, closed. And it was also closed in the morning, but after the evening spent with the Pirates, we said that we should not leave without seeing this place. So we jumped the wall of two feet, being careful of glass fragments on the board who was there to prevent the thugs to see this piece of nature. We walked and on the edge of the ocean, we saw a police car
. We hesitated a little further, but finally we did. Was cross the police a little further before reaching a point where we can see the sea lions island, Isla de los Lobos. We politely said hello and the police also said hello. Cosmonaut then asked if they had seen sea lions Yes, the police have responded. "Muy lindo! , very pretty, the conversation continued the Cosmonaut
you. Yes yes, very nice, the police said. And having had this little friendly conversation, we said goodbye. No question about the fact we are in a closed book. This is fairly typical. were observed sea lions and pelicans when a man came with his son about five years. Maybe it's open, it was said. But on returning, we saw that the door is always closed with a few locks to protect nature really well. How little did he jump the wall? Without using the Cosmonaut, I could not do it, but it kept me foot so I could ride. High sitting there, contemplating how to get down without breaking an ankle, I saw a car coming and stopped beneath my feet. I sat motionless. There was a young woman who came down and saw me on the wall, she asked me: "It's closed?"
"Yes." J said the height of my wall.
"And high? "
" Well yes. "I responded:" I'm here with my boyfriend, he helped me up. Are you alone? "
" Not with my daughter. "The young woman was smiling. And I've already imagined the pretty girl's dress torn pieces of glass.
In explaining its came from afar, the daughter began to climb the wall to see if it happens at the jump. Ah, Chile, that's it!
The cosmonaut has also crossed and wishing good luck to the young woman with his daughter, we went to the beach to eat some empanadas with seafood And then we said goodbye to Los Molles and we left south hoping to find a nice small village where we could and diving, and surfing.
But we went further south, the month was nice. We had arrived at Zapallar Papudo and where all owners of big homes Lo Barnechea they have a huge shack. We saw nothing of the road because it was bypassed by gigantic blackberries. But fortunately, between the residences, there was a small cemetery where even modest human beings as we were able to enter and have an ocean view. But more than the ocean, I was fascinated by the tombs which they received this the size of residences. Can someone explain to me why a single death 
needs a tomb which is six meters in five? It was only towards the wall, there, where we had no view, where we found the graves of the time when Zapallar was not a luxury destination. Besides flowers, the graves were decorated with windmills and vivid colors on the trees around, bells made music. On a tomb was found even a Christmas tree.
Zapallar After visiting, we went to Cachagua simply because we never saw of penguins and according to the guide, we can see Cachagua. And if that was the endoit where we can observe penguins even though it is only an hour from Santiago? Yes, here! 
Near the beach, there is a small island, Isla de los Pingüinos inhabited by a colony of cormorants, pelicans and penguins. All you need binoculars or a good eye and you can enjoy. It was observed how the art penguins jump into the water from the slopes of rock and I can tell you that for the elegance and security, they can do without the competition problems with the sea lions Isla de los Lobos . In short, they are dropping like sacks of potatoes in the hope that there is no rock in the water. We continued a little further south, but little by little, he had to return to Santiago. Once on the highway, we put the radio to hear the results of elections and soon we realized that after 20 years, Chile moves to the right. So you have the president Piñera. Actually, I expected it to, because Piñera kept talking about the economy and security. Chileans, like the French, shaken by news of the crisis and crime have been seduced. Too bad, because I do not think this is the direction in which Chile should go. The Millionaire Piñera is primarily a business man and I think many people voted for him thinking that Chile is so rich that Piñera himself.
I told you so soon on a sad note. But let thus speak Ms. Piñera. When she spoke of the crisis, she said that even his family had money. For example, they drink more Coke.
Knowing the situation of many Chileans, I can not help feeling a certain queen. I hope it will not end by a revolution.
