The Andes (in the window)
We’ve spent the day at Isla Damas and Humboldt Penguin preserve, smelling a pretty serious amount of bird crap on the way. It’s been -really- hazy and overcast which means I burnt the crap out of my face, too.
Not a bad vacation
We’re having another slow day. Recovering from the marathon tour of the elqui valley yesterday. I’ve got work to do and the sibs have a fairly serious amount of lounging and napping to do.
Hello from Pisco Elqui!
Pisco is the national drink of Chile (unless you’re talking to someone from Peru in which case there’s this whole controversy). It’s an alcohol distilled from grapes and put into a pisco sour which is served at pretty much every restaurant in the entire country. We’re touring the valley where they grow and manufacture pisco and seeing a couple plants. We’ve also been to fresh fruit stands, artisan fairs, museums, ice cream shops, parks and all kinds of various touristy bits of the elqui valley. We are at the final stop in a town called Pisco Elqui, the birthplace of pisco.
Hello, beach!
We’re much more rested today. It’s been nice having a chill post travel day. The sibs are having fun performing for the camera. I’m not sure I can take a week of this
La Serena…exhausted
Vegas to LA, picked up the sibs, LA to Dallas, Dallas to Santiago, picked up Dad, Santiago to La Serena. That’s a lot of flights for one day. Now we’re at Jumbo (the supermarket) for supplies. We don’t have anything in the condo we’re staying in so we had to pick up some staples. We’re pretty much sleepwalking at this point but it’s a necessity. So sleeping in tomorrow.
Wallpaper is evil
Let us all take a moment and remember Nancy Reagan’s words and just say no to wallpaper. Sure it seems like a good idea at the time but at some point or another it’s going to have to come off and that is just no fun at all. After 7 hours of peeling a centimeter at a time we’re finally done and ready for painting tomorrow.
Merry Christmas Bubbe (and Zade, not pictured here)!
The sibs and I are visiting the grandparents this weekend. We decided that would make a good Christmas present for them. While we’re here they have some stuff they could use help with around the house. Moving furniture, putting up curtain rods, painting, computer repair and some pantry organization in which each task is uniquely suited to some of our talents. The chores are no big deal and it’s been a while since we’ve had a good visit so it’s win/win all the way around.
