La Campana

Yesterday I traveled with some friends to La Campana National Park. It's not too far away, but we needed to take the micro all the way to the park, so we had to leave very early by Chilean time (8:00). It took about two hours to get there, but it was well worth the trip. La Campana is a large, bell-shaped mountain/hill that has several trails going up to the top. We couldn't go all the way up because there was some trail damage from the earthquake, but we still got to see the sights and some great views. We ran into some wildlife, including two new birds (Fire-eyed Diucon and Moustached Turca, some foxes, and a couple tarantulas. After the hike, I got back to my house, took a shower, ate onces, and then my host brothers wanted to go out to eat in Valparaiso. I didn't get back until 2:00, and then my host family was all singing karaoke, and they wanted me to join in. I couldn't stay awake at this point, but I fell asleep to the sounds of my host brother crooning Coldplay. He's pretty good. I found out this morning that they didn't go to sleep until 5:30.