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Aconcagua
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We got ready to drive out the Peninsula this morning, where all Willie’s siblings have work. The Peninsula is an ocean paradise with a little tourist community, seasons of whale watching, and more just beach seasons. Right now it’s the beach season. Shortly after arriving we headed out to go sea kayaking--Sophie runs a sea kayak business, and it was amazing. We cruised the coast, paddling into caves, getting lost in mazes of water and rock. After about an hour we reached a seal colony. There were huge males with harems of females, just hundreds of seals everywhere. We paddled in and you could get within 20 feet of the animals. Sometimes they would roll into the water to come swim and play with us. After a beach lunch we went back to town and traded in the sea kayak gear for scuba diving gear. Another of Willie's brothers, Juan, runs a scuba business so he took us out. I learned the basics then we dove down, exploring cave systems and playing with sea anemones and huge crabs. It was crazy; from the top of the western hemisphere to the very bottom within a few days. We returned to the beach and played a game of rugby on the sand. It was pretty fun with all the guys that work for the family and the family; it was all like one big family.
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