After our quick trip to Pisco Elqui we were back in La Serena, ready for our 40 minutes of fame. Thanks to our Arab friend, Samir, we had mics, speakers and the best spot in the plaza.The show went well. We had the biggest audience we'd ever had and walked away with 21 lucas (21,000 pesos chilenos), much better than the 4,000 we'd made two nights before.
The night didn't end there though. We went with Samir to a discoteca where he wowed the ladies by singing an Arabic song and we did one last performance. There was a little time left to get some of our own dancing in. We were just so happy to be out of the land of cumbia and back in a place where reggaeton rules the dance floor.
The next day we just took some time to explore La Serena and do some more people watching. La Serena is truly a city full of art. Everywhere we walked there was a young violinist, a folkloric group, a mime gathering a crowd big enough to stop traffic, or our favorite "the tunas".
Tunas are groups of usually men, who play various string instruments, sing romantic music and wear tights with short pants. This particular day there happened to be an International South America Tuna Convention. As we were crossing through the plaza, we were approached by a group of young lads who didn't want our money, they just wanted to sing to us. Laura and I felt famous again for a minute while a group of 7 nerdy, but handsome guys (yes, wearing tights) sung just to us in the middle of the plaza.
We then decided to check out the local beach. It was a typical Chilean beach; really cold water, lots of people playing paddle ball and a sun hot enough to give me a strange pocketbook burn line.At night we thanked Samir for all his help, said good-bye and hopped on a bus headed for Viña del Mar.
Hey Laura!
ReplyDeleteSounds like your having a great time. It's an adventure of a lifetime. I'm very happy for you. Hope your doing well.
Love Always,
Kim