Tunquen

Tunquen is Algarrobo's neighboring beach. We wanted to spend a day there to have the opportunity to baithe in the sea, because in Algarrobo the current is too rough. You can surely get in but it is unlikely that you will get out. But in Tunquen a surprise awaited for us: hundreds of jelly fish, an unusual phenomena for our cold ocean, brought in by global warming. So we decided to take a dip in "The humedal", a lagoon nearby.


My "little sister" Tani and I inspecting a jelly fish. They are quite big!


Another jelly, or like we call it in spanish "medusa". They usually get to the shore in tiny pieces, but we found a couple in pretty good shape. Needless to say, there weren't many people in the water...


Kevin with a "Pacena", trying to stay protected from the sun. In Chile the Ozone is pretty thin due to the pollution (We are in a valley, so the air is stuck), and the sun has no pity. We have been badly burnt in only 10 minutes.


Kevin discovered that the beach is composed of these 6 colors of sand grains.


Tani and I in the lagoon. The bottom was quite slimy, but no jellies here.