Day 6 May 13, 2011: Isla Negra. . . Adventure

Today was the day we were supposed to go to Isla Negra.  We all had to be ready to go by 9:45, and we were soon off.  The bus ride to where Isla Negra was about an hour and a half, but when we arrived at about 11:15, we found out that we weren't going to tour the house until 4:00.  So this is when our adventures began.  The first thing we did was go to visit a tomb of one of Chile's famous poets.  The tomb seemed nearly in the middle of nowhere, up a hillside.  It was definitely an interesting sight to see.  After that, we headed off to get some lunch.  The food wasn't bad at all, and we definitely burned some time there.  We then headed to see the largest pool in the world, but sadly it was drained since it is currently wintertime in Chile.  The pool is more than 1,000 yards long and covers 20 acres.  It has a 115-foot deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water.  Finally, we made it to Pablo Nerudo's house.  He was a very interesting man, and greatly loved the sea and sailing in general.  He collected the figures off the bows of ships, among some other odd things.  He even designed his house to seem like a boat on the inside.  The best part was the amazing views, as his house was right on the shore.  I'm glad I got to see his home, it's something I recommend everyone go to see if they're in Chile.  After returning back to the University, we had another reggaeton dancing class.  This one was a bit more chill, and we had some fun competition between the girls and guys to create a dance.  All of us boys got together and came up with some pretty sweet choreography, we deemed ourselves the Chilebros, and I have to say we were pretty awesome.  Now we're back at the hotel and preparing for the night and our free weekend.