Monday, June 29, 2009

Algarrobo, Chile

Hello again! I had some difficulty connecting to the internet at my host family's home but now the problem has been solved! If anyone has skype name, please add me and then we can talk! My screen name is ecwhite11. Last Wednesday, the EAP (Education Abroad Program) took all of us to Algarrobo, a town on the coast, for our orientation. On Thursday, we explored the area and discovered that the world's largest sea water swimming pool was located just up the road from our hotel. The pool is 1,000 yards long and holds 66 million gallons of water and is part of an enormous apartment complex. Unfortunately, we could only observe the pool from the outside because the security guard would not let us through. Here is the link to a website to see pictures and read more information about the pool....it really is incredible! 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-509718/Try-making-splash-worlds-largest-swimming-pool--1-000-yards-long.html

Word of the day: Piscina=Pool

1 comment:

  1. wow - that makes my Rodeo pool of 23,000 gallons sound very small!

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