La Serena, Chile
Martin had prepped us for a warm, sunny beach town with temperatures of 30C. We were in for a rude shock: we were in between seasons and the town was foggy, grey and cold - the weather, I believe, played a big part in dampening our spirits and souring our impressions of the town.
With very low expectations, I booked myself on the Valle de Elqui tour (Elqui means trunk of the Andes) just to give myself something to do as it was too depressing to spend a whole day...