Today was our day at the Spa. We were all tired from the horseback-riding trip the day before, so we all slept on the way to the spa. It was located in a slightly shady-looking neighborhood, but once we went past the tall bushes and fences it was very nice on the inside; it seemed strange to locate such a nice resort in the middle of a lower income neighborhood.
We started off the day at the spa by learning the rules of the pool; we needed to give our IDs to the resort to get towels, and we had to have swimming caps – they had some for sale – in order to swim. No one wanted to buy the caps, so almost no one swam. Suzie bought a cap for a souvenir and let Jon use it, but the water was so cold that Jon immediately got out of the pool. We also had about 5 Chileans who came with us; Javier had a swim cap of his own, so he was allowed to swim.
The resort had a nice indoor reception area with a gift store, some video games, and the towel area. They had an all you can eat buffet upstairs – we ate there for lunch. Outside they had 2 or more pool areas, nice picnic spots, and some food areas. We got empanadas and some ice cream at our food area. They also had a futbol court, and a heated pool. Most of us just sun-tanned outside by the big pool, I took a nap with my feet dipping in the heated pool.
After about 5 hours, we left the spa. We went over to Werner’s house for a bar-bee-que that night – he is an absolutely fantastic griller. He danced some after dinner, and even taught the Chileans some of our dances.
After the dancing we headed back to the hotel. Some of us went out to Karaoke, but about half stayed in because we had to be up in 6 hours to go to Santiago.
Lessons Learned: 1. Chileans know of the Cha-Cha Slide.
2. Chilean ketchup and other condiments come in bags.
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