Agroturismo en Chiloe
Our last day in Chiloe, we decided to do an agrotourism visit to a family that our hostel owner was friends with. It turned out to be one of the best parts of our trip. The family consisted of farmer, Fernando, his wife, Tita, and their daughter, who is away at school. They live near the tiny town of Chepu, on the Pacific Ocean side of the island and support themselves with farming, goats, and agrotourism. We got to their house at about 10 in the morning and left around 10 at night. They gave us tours of the area horseback riding and hiking, fixed us lunch and onces, and talked with us for hours and hours. They were such engaging and genuinely happy people that they made their kind of life look very appealing.
Horseback riding along the coast on a gorgeous morning.
After going most of the way on horses, we tied them and and walked on to explore some of the beaches and caves.
I loved it here! The beach was gorgeous. Horseback riding was really good, too...it reminded me of how much I loved it when I was younger and we'd go to Montara for me to ride Blackie. Trailriding is so much fun!
Kristin and Fernando walk on ahead of me and Jessica.
After a delicious lunch of home-grown veggies, we went on a hike in the woods near the northern part of Parque Nacional Chiloe. We started out walking along a home-made train track, a project of Fernando's. It was muddy and there were lots of mosquitos and slime...and ferns : ) I immediately thought of Daddy and how he would have liked it there! Later on the hike became slightly more unpleasant when Jessica fell in the mud and I discovered a disgustingly fat leech imbedded my leg...ugh.
Filmy ferns, if I'm not mistaken.
Back at the house, Tita's garden.
Tita shows us the bread she's baked in her wood-heated oven.
"Onces." Chileans generally have tea around 5 or 6 in the evening which they call "onces" or "elevens" for some reason. Tita had a feast for us with fresh bread, homemade raspberry jam (the best I've ever tasted), cherry pie, and strawberry custard cake.
"El leeeving," as Chileans call the living room, with a view of the gardens and the ocean.
Tita shows us her vegetable garden.
Tita and Fernando pose for one last photo before we take off, tired and happy.
Horseback riding along the coast on a gorgeous morning.
After going most of the way on horses, we tied them and and walked on to explore some of the beaches and caves.
I loved it here! The beach was gorgeous. Horseback riding was really good, too...it reminded me of how much I loved it when I was younger and we'd go to Montara for me to ride Blackie. Trailriding is so much fun!
Kristin and Fernando walk on ahead of me and Jessica.
After a delicious lunch of home-grown veggies, we went on a hike in the woods near the northern part of Parque Nacional Chiloe. We started out walking along a home-made train track, a project of Fernando's. It was muddy and there were lots of mosquitos and slime...and ferns : ) I immediately thought of Daddy and how he would have liked it there! Later on the hike became slightly more unpleasant when Jessica fell in the mud and I discovered a disgustingly fat leech imbedded my leg...ugh.
Filmy ferns, if I'm not mistaken.
Back at the house, Tita's garden.
Tita shows us the bread she's baked in her wood-heated oven.
"Onces." Chileans generally have tea around 5 or 6 in the evening which they call "onces" or "elevens" for some reason. Tita had a feast for us with fresh bread, homemade raspberry jam (the best I've ever tasted), cherry pie, and strawberry custard cake.
"El leeeving," as Chileans call the living room, with a view of the gardens and the ocean.
Tita shows us her vegetable garden.
Tita and Fernando pose for one last photo before we take off, tired and happy.
posted by Julia | 1:13 PM
1 Comments:
Felicitaciones, Congratulations. Disfruta tu estadía en Chiloé, es muy bonito. Me gustó mucho las fotos que subistes a tu post.
Espero entiendas algo de español y visites mi blog
Saludos
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