Too Much Eye Contact

Day 2: Valparaíso

We woke up early, got in a van, and met our guide and driver for the day.

In Valparaíso we went to the lookout point and walked down to the pier. A stray dog followed us the whole way. It barked at the sea lions. We took pictures with the sea lions.

The fruit market

Next was a sketchy fruit market. The Beta started petting a cat.

Our guide had major concerns. There was, in his words, too much eye contact. He said we needed to keep moving.

We kept moving. We bought two soursops on the way out.

Coffee, art, funicular

Coffee shop. Art gallery. Then the funicular down, and a pickup at the pier.

The tourist trap

Our guide recommended a seafood restaurant for lunch. We looked up the reviews, and called him out on it being a tourist trap.

We had amazing king crab anyway, then took a bunch of photos on the beach.

Wine, and two dinners

Then a winery, for a tour and a tasting, and the drive back to Santiago.

Dinner was at Baco. The Beta was still hungry, so we moved to a Peruvian restaurant for a second dinner.

Locked out

We Ubered back to the Airbnb and got locked out. We called the host, and he got us back in.

We ended the night with a nightcap. I snored really heavily. I must have been really tired.

Day 2 score: one dog, two soursops, two dinners, one lockout, zero cats adopted.