summer (yes!)

Even though it has officially been summer for a few weeks now, today felt like my real initiation into the season. I went with Team Chol Chol to Villarica where we tooled around the artisan market for a bit. Then we bought some snacks and piping hot humitas on the street before heading 20 minutes away to Lican Ray for an afternoon on the beach. It's a black sand, lakeshore beach with volcanic rock pebbles to burn the bottoms of your feet. The last couple days have been in the 90s so even a non-swimmer like me appreciated getting in the water! The bus ride home was the best end to the day: wind in the hair, sun on the cheek, swimsuit drying under the clothes, diet Pepsi and chips, listening to the Best of Bread and watching the golden countryside roll by.