OUT AT SEA

Within a matter of hours I will be on a huge cargo ship and will say goodbye to land for about 3.5days. Ringing in the new year out at sea along the glaciers of Patagonia. WORD

Once back on land (should be arnd Thursday) me and Giovanni will be trekking and camping in the forest then By The Grace of GOD, be stomping ground at Tierra de Fuego- aka: the end of the world…it´s chilling to think of being so far down- but I hear this calling and I only go one way to go- FORWARD.

FTP

F all the BS that clouds around
Shut out the noise so loud
Seek the true path inside
No reverse, no left or right
Our Lord God
HE is calling you aloud
¿¿WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF??
Be still and do not hide


I LOVE YOU ALL- hope to see you all on the same hemispere soon
chao, DINK253E

¡¡zipidy-do-dah!!

Today: we did some awesome zip-lining throughout the forest of Pucòn like changos and enjoyed our last day here in the pueblo by lounging around the town center.

Fyi- coffee ice cream; it`s a good thing.

Well as of tommorrow- the Coca-Cuellar Conquest will just consist of me and my primo Giovanni.
The Cuellar brothers are, once again as many times before, going their separate ways.
My brother is heading off to Argentina- it was a fine pleasure to see my brother here in Chile but we each got our on paths to follow.

Me and Giovanni are continuing down south to the Chilean Patagonia to see the glaciers, the near-artic coast, and to get as near to the south pole as possible.
We may travel by cargo ship to enter the frozen land and scope it out.
By the grace of God, I´ll be ringing in the new year aboard a cargo ship in the wintery wonderland of the Patagonia…we´ll see if forced labor is involved

…¿did someone say boiler room??

XXII

the 0400 climb to the top of the volcano- RAD
Seriously it was a cake walk- quite appropriate for my birthday; aside from being a bit dangerous cuz´of the really soft snow on the steep inclines- it was cake.
After doin business on the volcano- this couple that lives and works at the hostel that we´re at cooked the three of us a scrumptous dinner. Not having to eat plain rice and enjoy a home cooked meal- Freak yes!
Pics of recent activity are posted to fcbk profile- ¿can you dig it?

one big ass candlestick

No cake and candles for me.
I´ll be starting my 22nd birthday in the early morning...I mean really early- as in 0315; fun stuff.
It`s all in the name of the Conquest. Me and my bro (the primo had to pull out for reasons unknown) are going to climb and beat down the volcano that towers over the pueblito in which we have been in for the past couple of days. Thank the Lord Almighty, my crap fever and stomach have been cured.
Now this volcano is likely to be a taste of more mountains that will be dominated in the road ahead so...in the words of Samuel L. Jackson `Hold on to your butts` (much respect to those who can tell me the movie that the quote comes from)...it`s time for the throwdown
I hope to get atleast 3 hours of sleep before doing business on this volcano thing...we see how it be

peace ya`ll

call it what you will

TEMUCO*

0120-This is the hour
On a bus
in need of a shower
the only one with the overhead light on
rolling, rolling, rolling along
Sleep my eyes ask for
My mind, however, continues to work more and more
On a journeyto an unknown place
Along with my brother and cousin
Together seeking the Lord´s face
...
Seams torn, bridges burnt
Forget the past, forget the hurt
NO LOOK BACK as I refuse to regret
My Fathers love and mercy
is what I get
...
God is the way, the truth, and the life
His WORD and command shall you obey
¿Is it something outside your master plan?
The LORD alone- all else best get out da´ way

*something I scratched onto paper during the overnight bus ride to Temuco.

דרום אמריקה

*not really sure what the title means or what langauge it is but is popped up when I was gonna type so- hope you enjoy it.

Before anything, Merry Christmas from the Scorching South to all you readers of my blog (ya´ll are few but got my respect and appreciation)

Ight so this is officially the 3rd day of trippin with my brother and cousin.
Quick summary of what we´ve done so far:

+We started out by leaving Viña del Mar ( the city where I went to school) and headed to the capital city of Santiago- we spent about a day there
- the bottom line: probably the filthiest city I´ve seen yet and the lamest in things to do at night.

+then we took an over-night bus to Temuco (a pueblo 8hrs to the south ) where spent about 75% of the time there crashed in our hostel beds due to the over-night bus ride.
- the bottom line: the hottest christmas eve ever- so hot that I´m kinda feverish and experienced some intense diarrhea (cha cha cha!;)- I was feeling so bad that while watching the christmas tree in the center plaza with the locals, the Lord answered my prayers and I unleashed some mighty reverse digestion at the base of the city monument.

I`m sure I heard God whisper to me ´merry christmas` shortly after literally emptying myself

+Finally, I`m currently in the nearby pueblo of Pucòn. It´s pretty much located at the foot of this active volcano. A view of the skyline is below:

- the bottom line: me and the crew arrived in the morning and found the nicest hostel to stay at that I´ve seen so far. It´s this cabin house that´s really quiet and it has all you need- bathroom, hot water, kitchen, comfortable bed, and internet.
Well I´m still feelin feverish and crap- so I´m kinda taking it easy and avoiding the sun´s rays until I feel better. Surprised that aside from water, I´ve only had this snack size bag of crackers

and a glass of apple juice...yay for Catabolism!! ;-$

feelin´ ill and poppin´pills,
¬DINK253E¬

*according to one of my sources- דרום אמריקה is hebrew for South America...interesting

Coca-Cuellar Conquest

I just spent my last full day here in Vina del Mar- oh...I'll miss the sound of the waves keeping me up in the early morning hours, the long strolls along the beach, my rad friends, and the rusty shack full of iron machines in which I frequently unleashed stress via dumbells and barbells-

well I just finished packing my backpack for the beginning of the the Coca-Cuellar Conquest;

it's me (this was before taking starting my Nazarite Vow),


my brother Cesar
(a rare glimpse of him looking so fresh and so clean),


and my cousin Giovanni
(from my mom's side of the fam whose last name the same as
the plant that crack is made from...Coca- makes sense i guess)

Stay tuned for updates- it's 3 colombians in the forest and with no real plans or knowledge of what to expect on the path the lies before them...this is gonna be fun.
we're going to literally live and survive in the forests of the Patagonia as we trek around. Once we find a way to escape the fury of the forest- we'll recharge in Argentina

*please do not be a fool and believe that we are looking clean as in the photos

feelin free,
~DINK253E~