Hooray you mighty readers! Funny tsunami warning signs and how a siren scared me to death in Chile.

Remember my last post about the tides and how nature tricked me real bad when I've had that deserved break from my part-time job? Don't remember? Go check it out then, you monster! Just kidding, love you!

Puerto Cisnes - Chile | Photography | Funny Little Story About Tides

I also would like to remember you that I'll write a long travel story, full of funny situations, about this small town in Chile, but for that you'll have to stay tuned.

This time though, I'd like to bring a glimpse of my crazy stay there. Just like on the 'tides' post, I want to share this small little photography story of how I almost pooped on my pants because of a troll siren.

If you know Chile or if you follow the news, you may have noticed that they have some serious problems with earthquakes sometimes. I don't think it's that frequent, but many chileans I met along the way talked about the terrible sensation it is to go through an earthquake and how it feels, like the soil is wobbling below your feet just like a sea wave. I'm not a scared guy, so I took their advises on what to do in such situations and carried on with my life, thinking that I should not encounter the referred phenomenon. At least I hoped.

By the time I got to Puerto Cisnes I had already forgotten about earthquakes, until I found this little signs all over the coast. Enough to light up my attention again.

Tsunami Warning Sign

^{Tsunami Warning Sign in Puerto Cisnes, Chile. Click image to enlarge!}

- Ok, this thing is serious! - I though.

I've asked some locals about the signs and their answear was positive.

- Bueno... We've never had a tsunami here, but everytime there's an earthquake somewhere, there's risk. That's why we have the signs. - The old man said.

- Ok, good. Nothing to worry about. - I though.

I've stayed there for 5 or 6 days, nothing happened, enough time for me to forget again the idea of being swallowed by a gigantic wave, dragging me into the Pacific (do I really want to live in a sailboat?).

It wasn't until I've crossed by boat to Chiloé, an island 10 hours away from Puerto Cisnes. Being an island, I was of course surrouded by water, meaning... no place to run away. But ok.

One beautiful day I was walking slowly, enjoying all the small details of a town called Achao, day was gray as usual (Chiloé rains 300 days a year). All perfect... when I heard.

- *Wooooooooooo-ooooooo, Wooooooooooo-ooooooo* - A long air raid siren sound.

- What the heck is that? Sounds like an old air raid siren... - I though.

I started moving quickily, trying to find where that sound was coming from.

- Hold on a second! It's the freakin tsunami siren!!!!!! - I though.

Hill! Find a hill you bastard! Run to the mountains, learn how to swim, do something. I looked around, the locals were still there, doing nothing. Something is wrong, are they just accepting the fact that a gigantic wave is going to cary us all to Neptune?

I approached a local woman selling some sea algaes.

- Ola señora, Why is the tsunami siren on? - I asked, trying to hide the fact that my pants were feeling heavy.

- It's midday, they use it to mark midday and midnight. - She said.

- Ahhhhhhhhh I understand... thank you.. - I said.

Dude, I'll tell you! Why in hell would they use a tsunami siren to tell the hours? I don't know... all I know is that this is how a simple siren almost caused me a bad case of heavy pants.

Tsunami Warning Siren

^{The bastard siren tha scared me. Click image to enlarge!}

Have you ever had the case of 'heavy pants'? What was the reason? Comment down below, I'd love to hear from you.

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~Love ya all,

Disclaimer: The author of this post is a convict broken backpacker, who has travelled more than 10.000 km hitchhiking. Following him may cause severe problems of wanderlust and inquietud. You've been warned.

I'm Arthur. I blog about Adventure Stories, Brazil, Travel, Camping & Life Experiences.

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