Day 8, May 15, 2011: Free Sunday

Today was very, very easy going.  I didn't roll out of bed until 11:30 or so, and took my time getting ready for the day.  At around 1:30, a few others and I decided to go up to the mall.  Not many places are open on Sunday, but the mall is, and it was packed.  Getting there was a bit of an adventure, since none of us really knew exactly where it was.  Oddly enough, we randomly ran into Camilo, one of the Chilean students we know, and he was able to point us the right way.  It was a pretty cool mall, four stories with a cinema on the fourth floor.  But when it came right down to it, it was still just another mall.  After that we took a stroll down the boardwalk area, where there were a bunch of vendors selling various things, souvenirs, etc.  There were also some sand artists sculpting on the beach, their work was pretty impressive and I could tell it took them a lot of time to make these simple yet amazing masterpieces.  We then stopped for some pizza before heading back to the hotel.  Awhile later it was time to head off to dinner.  We went to an upperscale restaurant called Tierra de Fuego.  The food was really, really good, and we enjoyed a nice, slow, relaxing dinner.  I think we all had a good time chatting and that we all enjoyed the food even more.  After, we made our way back to the hotel for a nice quiet night in.