Fun at the Husky Farm

For the last few weeks of our trip we decided to go on a two week road trip in southern Chile. We went to Caburgua, Entre Lagos, and Villarica. It was a fun trip where we got to go swimming, go to waterfalls, and see Volcanoes. When we were in Villarica we went to a Husky Farm where we rented a cabin.

When we arrived at the Husky Farm all 51 dogs started barking and howling at us. We stayed at the farm for four days and on the first day we went on the adventure trail which was quite an adventure as we accidentally stepped on a wasp's nest. My brother and I ran ahead on the trail and hid from our parents but then they discovered the nest. They started running and my brother and I thought they were running from us but they weren’t. When we were chasing them we finally figured out that there were wasps. 

While we were at the farm we did a bbq and that was fun. We also went and visited some of our mom and dad’s friends that they met in Scotland. Their names are Jerry and Pia and they also have two kids. Their kids are named Matthias and Constancia, they are eleven and twelve. We played a lot on their trampoline which was super bouncy.

Everyday we would go and visit the huskies in their kennels. When we would get to the kennels they would all start barking and some would jump up and rub against the fence to get petted. Some of the dogs that liked to get pet a lot were Tyron, Logan, Wolverine, and Apollo. Several of the dogs had a blue and brown eye, including Logan.

On the fourth and last day my brother and I went on a summer dog sled ride. The sled was a cart with two seats and a place in back for Konrad, the owner of the Husky Farm, to steer. Our ride lasted for an hour and at the half way point they put  on their champion race team. I got to sit in front on the way back but I regretted it. The dogs were going super fast and rocks were flying up and hitting me in the face. It was still fun in the end though.

Scientists think that people started using dog sleds 3,000 years ago in Siberia north of the Arctic Circle. They started using dog sleds more during the Alaskan Gold Rush in the 1890s since dog sleds were the only source of transport that could be used in winter. Now dog mushing is mostly for recreation. Konrad and Inga at the Husky Farm use their dogs for racing and taking people on treks. They've won a lot of races and we saw a bunch of trophies in their garage.