Today was my FAVORITE day here in Chile! We woke up super
early to go horseback riding. To be honest, I was very nervous about this at
first. I never had ridden a horse before, nor am I the “outdoor” type.
Therefore, when we first got to the ranch, I was a little apprehensive. I was
given one of the more obedient horses, due to my novice ranking in horseback
riding, and they helped me get on and saddled up. My horse didn’t want to
listen to me at first, and went away from the group eating every bush it could
find. After a while, I got the
hang of it and actually became excited when the horses started galloping. We
trotted through the sand dunes, and galloped through the woody areas and along
the beach. The sight of the horses galloping on the beach was breath-taking.
Definitely planning my future husband’s proposal to me this way, haha! Riding
the horses was calming as well, and it reminded me how blessed I am to be in
Chile as well as how blessed I am to have had such a wonderful experience here. 
It was so much fun! I couldn’t handle the horse at
first, and was so scared that he was going to throw me off. Once I got the hang
of it, we started walking the horses. These horses have a group mentality, so
if one horse acts one way the rest are going to follow suit. Therefore, as you
can imagine, the horses started trotting and then galloping away. It probably
was hysterical watching me when the horses started galloping and probably even
more hysterical to hear my screams. One of the cowboy instructors thought it
was hilarious to chase my horse with a whip to make him gallop when I least
expected it.
After horseback riding, we all washed up and had a barbeque.
There was steak, pork, chicken, sausage, bread, salad, potato salad, wine, and
pisco! The food was great (as always) and after we made S’mores around the
bonfire. Perfect last day in this wonderful country!
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