Valparaiso Boat Tour

Today, we packed up all our things and prepared to depart the city of Vina Del Mar. As we checked out of the hotel, we packed our bags on the bus and headed for a farewell boat tour of Valparaiso. As we left the dock, we had the unfortunate pleasure of seeing a sea lion with a rather unfortunate demise, but as we embarked on our boat journey, we did get a beautiful view of the entire port city.  

Everyone suited up in their life jackets 

The view of Valparaiso from the boat

A view of the water from the boat

         As we picked up speed on our ride, Maddie Roy declared, “we are going at least a solid 9 mph.” We were indeed cruising along the water and could feel the wind pick up, giving us a much needed cool breeze on our crisp sunburns from yesterday’s day at the beach. Although we had our tour guide, Jake, with us, we elected to get to see more of the tranquil city and he provided a brief history of “some stories we wouldn’t be able to read about”. Something I found interesting about what he told us was that although the city is right there on the water, it is not at risk for a tsunami. In order to have a tsunami there needs to be a shallow place for the water to collect and do to the layout of Valparaiso, this would not be a concern. Additionally, he also noted that Valparaiso is not the only port city in Chile, San Antonio is another major port city as well, however Valparaiso has entered the tourism industry, which allows it to be more than just a port. Overall, the boat tour was a nice experience, Lizzie Miles described it as, “a very interesting way to see the coastline of the city from an entirely new perspective.” 

After a two hour break for lunch around the city, we are off to Veramonte Vineyard for a tour and tasting.