Hailee Wilson

My Adventures in Chile

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                This Summer I went to Chile for a vacation with my family. When we got to the airport we had to run in order to make the plane ride because my sister forgot one of her bags, so we had to go back to the house to get it. Luckily, we made it in time because we missed like all of the red lights, and made almost all of the green lights. The plane ride was so long, but it was all worth it once we got to Chile. There we did many things like visit the Atacama Desert, Araucania, and Chillan.

                The first thing we did once we got there was go to the Atacama Desert. There we learned that it is one of the biggest deserts in the world, and it hasn't rained there in like 2,000 years. Since it hasn't rained in that long it is so dry, but every once in a while the ocean mist will spray the cacti. That's the only reason that cacti still grow there. In the Atacama desert we got to see the city of Capiapo. It was beautiful because we got see all of the beaches there. We also saw some of the coolest animals there, and got some of them on our cameras. Visiting the Atacama desert was one of the coolest things I've ever done.

                A couple days after we visited the desert we went to Araucania. There we went to a lot of the volcanoes and hot springs. Unfortunately, we didn't get to ski or snowboard because we went in the Summer instead of the Winter. There we also got to eat some of the best tasting chocolate at one of the hotels! Even though that was delicious, I loved the kayaking on the lakes! Overall, Araucania was so fun I wish I could go there over and over again.
               One of the last things we did was visit the town of Chillan. There my mom went to what she said was one of the best spas because it overlooks snow-capped Cordillera and the hot springs. While my mom was in the spa my dad, sister, and I went climbing. We did that so that we had a little relaxation, but mostly excitement! I'm so glad that we went to Chillan because it was one of the best experiences ever!
                When the week was over my family and I were so disappointed because we wanted to stay much longer than we did! I'm so glad that we got to see the Atacama desert, Arauncania, and Chillan. It is one of the best experiences ever, and I will never forget it!