tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35499272562519945502024-02-20T10:47:09.515-08:00Wanderlust"as the pattern becomes more intricate and subtle, being swept along is no longer enough"Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-11555586261506789462010-06-10T14:34:00.001-07:002010-06-10T20:19:26.962-07:00Home-sweet-home[insert brilliant onomatopoeia here]<br /><br />Holy @*%$<br />I'm looking forward to seeing each and every one of you very very soon.<br />Thanks for keeping up with me on this journey and sending me love and support. I would never have made it successfully to the end without y'all.<br />Do forgive my awful spanglish over the course of the next few weeks.<br />All my love<br />Rebecca<br /><br />PS Director's cut coming soon. Stay tuned for more photos to be posted within the week!Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-63328345534687289142010-05-31T09:20:00.000-07:002010-06-01T16:40:04.186-07:00Vive y Deja Vivir<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkoMXG7v-6PxogEDniq3QXRVlf8lKU8OPL3_JluWRMy1Cl5eG5ozg3WuA_-zQ2CvYFNUTV4LUMFUXkKUgXrDfutgk-GDlq9HHUD_mLdyUg1AoE530yMnxzbqfSt9dlP7yxqLHSxw2ouQ/s1600/rebe+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkoMXG7v-6PxogEDniq3QXRVlf8lKU8OPL3_JluWRMy1Cl5eG5ozg3WuA_-zQ2CvYFNUTV4LUMFUXkKUgXrDfutgk-GDlq9HHUD_mLdyUg1AoE530yMnxzbqfSt9dlP7yxqLHSxw2ouQ/s320/rebe+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477471913285893506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZE8I533fpKeCo6sUEVbvIjL3wxZHt00rLatj-9RzRRNW-ALZo6aU2VxnfGUgKwIGjNq3wG74sLIoOr1evrjjiJTyIb2jC_7jRDXdum8eK6K04iMvPkr13AcU3gbwZ4CYq9gR7ADwknk/s1600/rebe+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZE8I533fpKeCo6sUEVbvIjL3wxZHt00rLatj-9RzRRNW-ALZo6aU2VxnfGUgKwIGjNq3wG74sLIoOr1evrjjiJTyIb2jC_7jRDXdum8eK6K04iMvPkr13AcU3gbwZ4CYq9gR7ADwknk/s320/rebe+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477471554418785298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix53dWclYUaZuOy3qZUs0xy2XdZCyV4Ep-8xrjK2EkxPi-6Jc2p-au4q9EfFjrpB9x_VXGWUJDXYpLHxs9-M8mfjHIYYRam1e7G11jGFGoh_qc6SlxusVd9ociI5ygXkzxykHymANAIA0/s1600/rebe+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix53dWclYUaZuOy3qZUs0xy2XdZCyV4Ep-8xrjK2EkxPi-6Jc2p-au4q9EfFjrpB9x_VXGWUJDXYpLHxs9-M8mfjHIYYRam1e7G11jGFGoh_qc6SlxusVd9ociI5ygXkzxykHymANAIA0/s320/rebe+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477470079579468754" border="0" /></a><br />I will be travelling back to Houston one week from this Thursday. It´s hard to qualify my emotions being so near the end of my journey. Time passes irreversably regardless of my desires, hesitations, and confusion. That I want nothing more than to be back in my home land sharing with y´all, my friends and family once again, do not doubt. But I´ve grown throughout what seems like an entirely diferent lifetime during my stay in South America. I have people here too that are friends and, essentially, family to me. I will leave them behind like I left my life behind in Texas last October, the only difference being that I knew I had a return date to see you beloveds again in the near future. This is a security I will lack next week as I fly out of Santiago de Chile one last time.<br /><br />I feel completely certain that my time in Latin America is not over. I have every intention of returning some day hopefully sooner rather than later. Perhaps I´ve already learned what I am capable of learning for this round and it´s merely time for me to go home and practice what they preached to me here: the simbiosis of our growing global society. To be conscious. To not let this newfound awareness of nature, of culture, of humanity stagnate in my uncertainty these next few months.<br /><br /><br />There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.<br />Victor Hugo, 1852Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-83395487817810968012010-05-20T11:14:00.000-07:002010-05-20T11:42:10.446-07:00La Parcela 13, Fundo Alhue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThXWA3OCvS43DWU9KVt6O_d5cg-JkAUReBB6sPYjCXOUJD-P-CUErxLLtrGQ_0EdDeyWd_CNREWTxtlnty5CzpbFYxv9w7RnAOVVHmcS7mgx0H-GLDbh-AQBrYsdyF9wL0zvSpNYlbbY/s1600/rebe+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThXWA3OCvS43DWU9KVt6O_d5cg-JkAUReBB6sPYjCXOUJD-P-CUErxLLtrGQ_0EdDeyWd_CNREWTxtlnty5CzpbFYxv9w7RnAOVVHmcS7mgx0H-GLDbh-AQBrYsdyF9wL0zvSpNYlbbY/s320/rebe+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473423318342451618" border="0" /></a>Dragito, mi amor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfvDRmnFxFHAY7Jkjy6IquFsuG8_n3xvDtfZ5D-hChvuUfTjij4C2R1880MrYDSwYqEWK2AwZkIll5G2tCXmSC9Q88JVUfCYDGHzxjoEoXtN4eh-myEcYqakGttdobUzpyhelS83L52E/s1600/rebe+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfvDRmnFxFHAY7Jkjy6IquFsuG8_n3xvDtfZ5D-hChvuUfTjij4C2R1880MrYDSwYqEWK2AwZkIll5G2tCXmSC9Q88JVUfCYDGHzxjoEoXtN4eh-myEcYqakGttdobUzpyhelS83L52E/s320/rebe+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473423012187291218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhWdQ67OYoG0zHT_xZkl8KoIREekEqY9xGHfjf5HyiSMbRhmFnaNUwudaX48pm_Dx7AW9BuQmkuQKSZysE1IP23fuHj9TcJwgYKiXqKi66tuowbq_ncZNkzqjs8p7u4zOsGK4DTFoyKU/s1600/rebe+145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhWdQ67OYoG0zHT_xZkl8KoIREekEqY9xGHfjf5HyiSMbRhmFnaNUwudaX48pm_Dx7AW9BuQmkuQKSZysE1IP23fuHj9TcJwgYKiXqKi66tuowbq_ncZNkzqjs8p7u4zOsGK4DTFoyKU/s320/rebe+145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473422322669078642" border="0" /></a>The best grapes in the WORLD.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sohi2pvNlseskeB04P4_19eI5GpxVK_Ku9tXBhSIwL7kHBLTX-rtbQJPHDFgo0hJxBftj8YpnbR2a-IRu_TAFASEfSe3OYpm3tu7okh3g5KRCANeKuy4JPKVTEW-ycnCqKQhi2T1w7c/s1600/rebe+252.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sohi2pvNlseskeB04P4_19eI5GpxVK_Ku9tXBhSIwL7kHBLTX-rtbQJPHDFgo0hJxBftj8YpnbR2a-IRu_TAFASEfSe3OYpm3tu7okh3g5KRCANeKuy4JPKVTEW-ycnCqKQhi2T1w7c/s320/rebe+252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473421639449223986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNyU1_7pDMmdsNnfu3_g_tqwPTMIDL0PowqUXx3YMefcGNL23_lXJIJMc-q2qdLuElOoiE_t6A6d7D2ISkJtvAW75IYIBlZIBt4iMUuKcVwgIDassFqa6b-lWpo7riQJHMUbxI2kJ04k/s1600/rebe+258.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNyU1_7pDMmdsNnfu3_g_tqwPTMIDL0PowqUXx3YMefcGNL23_lXJIJMc-q2qdLuElOoiE_t6A6d7D2ISkJtvAW75IYIBlZIBt4iMUuKcVwgIDassFqa6b-lWpo7riQJHMUbxI2kJ04k/s320/rebe+258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473421220713985106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWQ4sc9w4xRoWTLtLe_2diqgc8c6tenXV_U9F_fBv0IbyZiM7RdluZLQx6bnwdJCB9ATkogYPBqOztpAjW4FMci5XpyE1XCZGXeFm9VScdGDzQuS_dWxjGM3ge2hbwR-q8XcSrluAp8s/s1600/rebe+264.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWQ4sc9w4xRoWTLtLe_2diqgc8c6tenXV_U9F_fBv0IbyZiM7RdluZLQx6bnwdJCB9ATkogYPBqOztpAjW4FMci5XpyE1XCZGXeFm9VScdGDzQuS_dWxjGM3ge2hbwR-q8XcSrluAp8s/s320/rebe+264.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473420669595087682" border="0" /></a>My favorite turtle, named "Tortu". She´s really into feng-shui. Everyday she cleans her tank and reorganizes her shells and rocks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-mTMYSZBFrEbjpFXzYah9SuRCXPelj111dITPfG7ieQT-jTET5CO8mQTvQBWiwo4VrXWy35h1q60y1E4JjOeekmXzyTv0eISPK7HLH6L7BnFpWLdaQjimMUihDMTLNTYDlYLbh8fbMg/s1600/rebe+269.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-mTMYSZBFrEbjpFXzYah9SuRCXPelj111dITPfG7ieQT-jTET5CO8mQTvQBWiwo4VrXWy35h1q60y1E4JjOeekmXzyTv0eISPK7HLH6L7BnFpWLdaQjimMUihDMTLNTYDlYLbh8fbMg/s320/rebe+269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473419922791842018" border="0" /></a>Almuerzo Alhué<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktdOm6eOgWqipNqk5HPlGI8sfqNOmIW4RB2Aagqd1_C7ymkPNHP68FkSHQpV5dHZvt5FrLe6wmsBahhp3wI2j7Lkouosj9ZqiGzaRMHCs6KMmEbOuBOlvZjIsED4pvqhYXNVQlMhnVMg/s1600/rebe+268.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktdOm6eOgWqipNqk5HPlGI8sfqNOmIW4RB2Aagqd1_C7ymkPNHP68FkSHQpV5dHZvt5FrLe6wmsBahhp3wI2j7Lkouosj9ZqiGzaRMHCs6KMmEbOuBOlvZjIsED4pvqhYXNVQlMhnVMg/s320/rebe+268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473418715141776610" border="0" /></a>Ele, my farm-mama and saving grace at the parcela.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfn4fzMlcZIhl-FYEg8F_E8Ved0RCPdn_s9ocDsg2cOKsA0dWh38hXUAFZrBSKqx9flJghNyNUysGr6piXZDaiwPJ99JXTcABHSsE3El0R8buR6PkLqFRb_k4NT1PhfJoU4HW8J_v8s-4/s1600/rebe+273.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfn4fzMlcZIhl-FYEg8F_E8Ved0RCPdn_s9ocDsg2cOKsA0dWh38hXUAFZrBSKqx9flJghNyNUysGr6piXZDaiwPJ99JXTcABHSsE3El0R8buR6PkLqFRb_k4NT1PhfJoU4HW8J_v8s-4/s320/rebe+273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473418117047531282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcPw8dnNNuV0_9ZdgVswTSoqP0smEOqd3TsxrqE7_UOW7dPBiC8bu80bxe1C13L0LSfvdguQmoEncWdf2hXy-diN0mxrF33WPVBKPMC6PdEXs8FI0iMRHmz8LtdblyVgRE5doNDBB2xU/s1600/rebe+275.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcPw8dnNNuV0_9ZdgVswTSoqP0smEOqd3TsxrqE7_UOW7dPBiC8bu80bxe1C13L0LSfvdguQmoEncWdf2hXy-diN0mxrF33WPVBKPMC6PdEXs8FI0iMRHmz8LtdblyVgRE5doNDBB2xU/s320/rebe+275.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473417714081980978" border="0" /></a>Mi corazon, este chileano huevon.Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-51409349921737821382010-05-20T10:33:00.001-07:002010-05-20T11:13:42.484-07:00Valparaiso, La Belleza de Chile<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmNYFk8b6JkFb5WgJXs4MufgUHGUvE9DjWBXxncsvgA5zXhpaKwct48SdY6zZOiBzfKPpufWrD4KTnP75-CvaBJ2GHd7ncsLHR9v8fSuRtcBn0Bh1fDrCFqI0rjSb5pEQobGfM6L-8Co/s1600/rebe+199.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmNYFk8b6JkFb5WgJXs4MufgUHGUvE9DjWBXxncsvgA5zXhpaKwct48SdY6zZOiBzfKPpufWrD4KTnP75-CvaBJ2GHd7ncsLHR9v8fSuRtcBn0Bh1fDrCFqI0rjSb5pEQobGfM6L-8Co/s320/rebe+199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473416230280347106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQjtSKX8XrwaW9zokhKHELWmm0GllkTOuX4MmKL2c4LYmdeej7JhAejWkfTN54yjp8d09ZuNJ7agu_PSFLDt6vVQNJOQuXnji650r5T3npWMmGbXtiDnO5keHI9vfoeLp8c72s7CVlvA/s1600/rebe+191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQjtSKX8XrwaW9zokhKHELWmm0GllkTOuX4MmKL2c4LYmdeej7JhAejWkfTN54yjp8d09ZuNJ7agu_PSFLDt6vVQNJOQuXnji650r5T3npWMmGbXtiDnO5keHI9vfoeLp8c72s7CVlvA/s320/rebe+191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473415406039587410" border="0" /></a>(The view from Pablo Neruda´s house. Es trampa que él escribía tan hermoso. Si yo podria vivir en esta casa, escribiría buenisimo tambien!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB6CBinSgW7wMAFjah7UOIVhWx_tXtgKnDclZt90DL7B7-JDYJzyQmrp1BBqytVI5IZyTIRpMomXqonpVcg1Dj_iaoaRGnh_qE0d7dRP5GaPBflwZVZl7yF7-izK4ocs5hx-my4vdgmc/s1600/rebe+196.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJB6CBinSgW7wMAFjah7UOIVhWx_tXtgKnDclZt90DL7B7-JDYJzyQmrp1BBqytVI5IZyTIRpMomXqonpVcg1Dj_iaoaRGnh_qE0d7dRP5GaPBflwZVZl7yF7-izK4ocs5hx-my4vdgmc/s320/rebe+196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473414988285223010" border="0" /></a>La Sebastiana. One of many houses owned by Neruda.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwlG-VK5TCj5hQP6kSnSxe2tBGzmG82Er1PeoxJLeAffBWwiSzjQf3BtM_-C92W8RJTRV8oe5Vur8-06iSqSAsc_DLfm2T3O-NNk8lKrRWFO9IjhvozOVrdktu3BFNcdusQfks4MzoGQ/s1600/rebe+198.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwlG-VK5TCj5hQP6kSnSxe2tBGzmG82Er1PeoxJLeAffBWwiSzjQf3BtM_-C92W8RJTRV8oe5Vur8-06iSqSAsc_DLfm2T3O-NNk8lKrRWFO9IjhvozOVrdktu3BFNcdusQfks4MzoGQ/s320/rebe+198.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473414320528929058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmM81blrQJ8RLUVQTPR3BfH2eF2V2mMQ6F0-BJwme0XFj0C1Ysggao3ZH84sVdRX2hB4Sz28Q_cXxwbuTfHbDJb25eR8ormlbQVYiy7GFzjBEn3T6i-PYG34LPEPutDPiBSa26Qgx4VSY/s1600/rebe+200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmYi2BIPSk0jS0ppjT2wZGNZCF-OQ-fTlDqZhl9_F8WfalhDqzlbuV0hve3B7GMy_Shg8BwXzGk1BcVW7JVICxMZUURo4RH5ta-J_w1i1JtlNua6usVi0-limMO60eebw6XokBmmt9cU/s320/rebe+209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473410977918910946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JuWf1ia8Gx1Bx7o5H_5FvxFQTF3NVmlXzs72ZR5fI2G3m1hPpqouaL6iu7r1K2X4ptoA59PTqQnlo8eHqY2RiC-8bkS0aX1JgRgN5Eced5-k_1PVFzGKLV5pLOAKA19CKqKI9n0cNS8/s1600/rebe+208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7JuWf1ia8Gx1Bx7o5H_5FvxFQTF3NVmlXzs72ZR5fI2G3m1hPpqouaL6iu7r1K2X4ptoA59PTqQnlo8eHqY2RiC-8bkS0aX1JgRgN5Eced5-k_1PVFzGKLV5pLOAKA19CKqKI9n0cNS8/s320/rebe+208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473410374392456626" border="0" /></a>(Please do note the mountain of a street in the background.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3ergY7K6tjOIr5dymlM1BOQMuB6tU__iG89vG1BlwoaJN06ri_FZ2Zh_byS7h3D_oj-en29UgagEZ3ZP5FF68gVY1sPEWIY6er1TxGix6piGgUI_x_4vaRRATbYnRJjS_6qpJPHbCMs/s1600/rebe+207.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3ergY7K6tjOIr5dymlM1BOQMuB6tU__iG89vG1BlwoaJN06ri_FZ2Zh_byS7h3D_oj-en29UgagEZ3ZP5FF68gVY1sPEWIY6er1TxGix6piGgUI_x_4vaRRATbYnRJjS_6qpJPHbCMs/s320/rebe+207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473408200480879186" border="0" /></a>(for Liza because she loves giraffes)Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-42904972597990859732010-05-16T07:20:00.000-07:002010-05-16T08:29:17.207-07:00Los Colores Alhue<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCYu7yVQFA7TJJVvongsA9EJWXjuDmFCxjU54fgMtavP5Adh1hUg1YsdcyeaS_QFdyupJ5zzDLCQ87sv_-moopjz9uvJp3UsOmz405uImiZZPg8g58gzqr2JoWCqQMyPy4sbQIVd8LL4/s1600/Hojas.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471884801520574930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCYu7yVQFA7TJJVvongsA9EJWXjuDmFCxjU54fgMtavP5Adh1hUg1YsdcyeaS_QFdyupJ5zzDLCQ87sv_-moopjz9uvJp3UsOmz405uImiZZPg8g58gzqr2JoWCqQMyPy4sbQIVd8LL4/s320/Hojas.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuStVxOreRywlzWQl1WHP6E-UO7Viv05KluebUetVf-kembTVB9uKT61UG7wP93rPeemvi_P6pDeNQ8JW3c6l39OfOX4hMKwHec1njUWftnQybTFpx1thuMOr6CyhzVwC9sU1LXNNlsg/s1600/DSCF2339.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471882887408262658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKuStVxOreRywlzWQl1WHP6E-UO7Viv05KluebUetVf-kembTVB9uKT61UG7wP93rPeemvi_P6pDeNQ8JW3c6l39OfOX4hMKwHec1njUWftnQybTFpx1thuMOr6CyhzVwC9sU1LXNNlsg/s320/DSCF2339.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyiq91b7O-I5tM5kH2cB_2SrLPLX4TunXHYr87vRD78ujBIL8h42qxwNdwVoXB2RqSR_yeyBMA-0Pgz0YELfLfnZI7sAXyR5SdtLMLLiEE0eq1gnrbmCy2VMC4ULxCGGLPi01o9U6J5c/s1600/DSCF2325.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471880888387759506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyiq91b7O-I5tM5kH2cB_2SrLPLX4TunXHYr87vRD78ujBIL8h42qxwNdwVoXB2RqSR_yeyBMA-0Pgz0YELfLfnZI7sAXyR5SdtLMLLiEE0eq1gnrbmCy2VMC4ULxCGGLPi01o9U6J5c/s320/DSCF2325.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qKNIFSMRJwMQ3YZN4qnLR0_4t_fPeO3rp2J3mpivwvamOVpFSf9rdufEdnempR2-dywuvd55qyjypTTCYUTb4e9i7QcWwoprjY4jqRdMnCaR-hVYi-sjbSi9tXZlo3uHPYsP72vnACA/s1600/DSCF2350.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471878844311429986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qKNIFSMRJwMQ3YZN4qnLR0_4t_fPeO3rp2J3mpivwvamOVpFSf9rdufEdnempR2-dywuvd55qyjypTTCYUTb4e9i7QcWwoprjY4jqRdMnCaR-hVYi-sjbSi9tXZlo3uHPYsP72vnACA/s320/DSCF2350.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-82400193675196055392010-05-11T16:24:00.000-07:002010-05-12T19:54:38.925-07:00La Granjera Poderosa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-X6whRpprSAj_j1Ye0jDrdsJO-HiGJrWsFNNXRPAB4-bIuEejZjfFrrRQiPqira4CSLUF8L0BUI56ZtkxG9aWxJgCakUuzw45SrwBXVJhGnZ7Z6r6OaOhf1-2mT8qHmcCccncajAsNk/s1600/DSCF2331.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470159505290474834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw-X6whRpprSAj_j1Ye0jDrdsJO-HiGJrWsFNNXRPAB4-bIuEejZjfFrrRQiPqira4CSLUF8L0BUI56ZtkxG9aWxJgCakUuzw45SrwBXVJhGnZ7Z6r6OaOhf1-2mT8qHmcCccncajAsNk/s320/DSCF2331.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I love fall.</div>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-65031698474174401822010-04-29T18:19:00.000-07:002010-04-29T19:56:17.481-07:00I eat the wrinkly apples because they taste the most delicious.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnY4pTgu91UvXFxhAq_BRYEIzXh73-prvAK2fkZgOIzNJjp06mxcDvXRlmqifyNFtAQFUYFFFBrEv9KSy8VrDb5M-x_6Sgtp3gYvh01I49TAobisgJXUx1OjFxwDLxcNxVAwJuXG91uJc/s1600/DSCF2175.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465755083485340018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnY4pTgu91UvXFxhAq_BRYEIzXh73-prvAK2fkZgOIzNJjp06mxcDvXRlmqifyNFtAQFUYFFFBrEv9KSy8VrDb5M-x_6Sgtp3gYvh01I49TAobisgJXUx1OjFxwDLxcNxVAwJuXG91uJc/s320/DSCF2175.JPG" border="0" /></a> Almond trees<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxRIZ0UFE57pbzOZxAOEbRwSh8LpjgmR_EzUcVU8NS5SP4uVbWpEABLmcHZuu10C_z8krgcXE37ZrMXGTXeOD2_8MrkOALt_Hg1bx_LtbkEEkAY6xXjBcHUlF8Cx-cCwvfn9kSfJkhBU/s1600/DSCF2201.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465747788185200578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxRIZ0UFE57pbzOZxAOEbRwSh8LpjgmR_EzUcVU8NS5SP4uVbWpEABLmcHZuu10C_z8krgcXE37ZrMXGTXeOD2_8MrkOALt_Hg1bx_LtbkEEkAY6xXjBcHUlF8Cx-cCwvfn9kSfJkhBU/s320/DSCF2201.JPG" border="0" /></a> Took a walk with my friend Ellie around the parcela<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rjSEdb_eRGtXBnyAB8FC7jRvizkau2wHKH7fzj6smRnEGrMtpUJde8ll9rn5hpQO53W0YlrRFQjBsq4z_hW3GoakcW3hdBsFMVh_3HnqmVDAPb0Z4yGsmapC9Ffo1whPvmjymm0TfB8/s1600/DSCF2270.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465744641796436178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rjSEdb_eRGtXBnyAB8FC7jRvizkau2wHKH7fzj6smRnEGrMtpUJde8ll9rn5hpQO53W0YlrRFQjBsq4z_hW3GoakcW3hdBsFMVh_3HnqmVDAPb0Z4yGsmapC9Ffo1whPvmjymm0TfB8/s320/DSCF2270.JPG" border="0" /></a> Fernando is my best friend here... chileano huevon that he is.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJHQDsgCFZ4frrubY2_MUFqtSNwCy43_PfpPo8cKDjRq39_M_AEkrgXGpX7Xo1dau2MpEJ0G6Ls4LdDTmD2P-D3cilnvt7u-srGOdhyphenhyphen52RrT79_j3l35U1Kd8aCgpAJufJoftgu9hPA8/s1600/DSCF2264.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465742952253535922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJHQDsgCFZ4frrubY2_MUFqtSNwCy43_PfpPo8cKDjRq39_M_AEkrgXGpX7Xo1dau2MpEJ0G6Ls4LdDTmD2P-D3cilnvt7u-srGOdhyphenhyphen52RrT79_j3l35U1Kd8aCgpAJufJoftgu9hPA8/s320/DSCF2264.JPG" border="0" /></a> My little shack cottage is peaking out in the bottom left corner there...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgye6Q57lcJQWsBDa4UrOM8SqdDZHE9YSQFiWly0V-KMZqy-wAQ2J65pBNykMZRcGwmQDq9YAj7VqPfUsbme98RiVRYCoRAhu3J48V96KPMi58YSy_WZsgXXstESH2od_BzupHmlNNkc3Q/s1600/DSCF2252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465740907666568274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgye6Q57lcJQWsBDa4UrOM8SqdDZHE9YSQFiWly0V-KMZqy-wAQ2J65pBNykMZRcGwmQDq9YAj7VqPfUsbme98RiVRYCoRAhu3J48V96KPMi58YSy_WZsgXXstESH2od_BzupHmlNNkc3Q/s320/DSCF2252.JPG" border="0" /></a> Jenny and I made dulce de membrillo... and NEVER AGAIN (in total, a 24 hour project spread out over 3 days).<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hDd2Pb57RfD4aFsL81BPPrhkDeBvNjedc2JdU3NxZ0xeB2sJIaW99GPl7GZqV02GM3kHTsPdngcskAlDSaXFUk9BMu9DMf3Q1LHcDZTU8dFL9vhfGUA5uDIb0w428V92uXNjEZG3bYA/s1600/DSCF2271.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465739012865299426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hDd2Pb57RfD4aFsL81BPPrhkDeBvNjedc2JdU3NxZ0xeB2sJIaW99GPl7GZqV02GM3kHTsPdngcskAlDSaXFUk9BMu9DMf3Q1LHcDZTU8dFL9vhfGUA5uDIb0w428V92uXNjEZG3bYA/s320/DSCF2271.JPG" border="0" /></a> These are membrillos. They look like fuzzy apples and smell like pears.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjrnH0UScA5DA7-h4PrhcYnatq-aPqybMRlNafm2a3BwsxeLzt13nnw7a5YcgI6Il2hIdYfcf-Rf8Ezq9xUJcQ3ylMpVIBkd_qEifJKpU5xeCR4Fy_pn4lN8JCsyKl2vDkjG4ppWXW_c/s1600/DSCF2277.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465737876423588626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqjrnH0UScA5DA7-h4PrhcYnatq-aPqybMRlNafm2a3BwsxeLzt13nnw7a5YcgI6Il2hIdYfcf-Rf8Ezq9xUJcQ3ylMpVIBkd_qEifJKpU5xeCR4Fy_pn4lN8JCsyKl2vDkjG4ppWXW_c/s320/DSCF2277.JPG" border="0" /></a> The final (delicious!) product.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-23442610754892163672010-04-22T09:56:00.001-07:002010-04-25T20:18:13.138-07:00La Vida Alhue<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0W5RJxRSkOKymY78WKGjnruDayVYibdViiDFTK3UjQ6StwCP71vbVmIHNxEEzNtveUzYKlPuhkqNomzue-Y-PLfjOLvx7h-q4B0getAomuyH_wAmkXoh6dmc_GCklVusKgL55ZUXn8w/s1600/047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464277610477737922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0W5RJxRSkOKymY78WKGjnruDayVYibdViiDFTK3UjQ6StwCP71vbVmIHNxEEzNtveUzYKlPuhkqNomzue-Y-PLfjOLvx7h-q4B0getAomuyH_wAmkXoh6dmc_GCklVusKgL55ZUXn8w/s320/047.JPG" border="0" /></a> We have thousands upon thousands of kilos of grapes... and every day fight the battle against the birds who try to steal our harvest!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCbw0MkmJApnbFcCdwfpSuIRSrFNwL5SR5au2IVpwPoYrDpFVl6KkYVr73-_NGSt6HPQfeoM7HUJdpSaKgBfuCWYJK5vltdxLWUjYoNmbmlygwGhpZpm0lhi4cxrCx1PI9J7NtDUnsIc/s1600/008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464276567614795474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCbw0MkmJApnbFcCdwfpSuIRSrFNwL5SR5au2IVpwPoYrDpFVl6KkYVr73-_NGSt6HPQfeoM7HUJdpSaKgBfuCWYJK5vltdxLWUjYoNmbmlygwGhpZpm0lhi4cxrCx1PI9J7NtDUnsIc/s320/008.JPG" border="0" /></a> Fernando and I share pancito and mate early every morning. It's been about 4 degrees celcius when I wake up, fyi. This fire is a blessing for me.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pZFEc6b9Vw9Jm2B9DIF1tMsFstDdynz61jNL1HecltkAVZ5K-frRHEIKATw-mpwLKXw0E_EQ5QU-AU5RTgGtdHMvbTziSuQ6s0n6Xjm3evD9gi8VVps2eSbTOxaM4JRAG7YknZCA4L0/s1600/114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464273221869628178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pZFEc6b9Vw9Jm2B9DIF1tMsFstDdynz61jNL1HecltkAVZ5K-frRHEIKATw-mpwLKXw0E_EQ5QU-AU5RTgGtdHMvbTziSuQ6s0n6Xjm3evD9gi8VVps2eSbTOxaM4JRAG7YknZCA4L0/s320/114.JPG" border="0" /></a> El chiquito y el Orion... the most beautiful calves I've ever seen.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWewQ2OelrEi6JAc9Jqp1AdroTSY6GiUjaxsmGuTKjGWfP-ooEnxMgSps8ItYo6uSbRM4MqEBVZETB9eC8JamneyYJifNBlFQ7uXzsQAyDtYMZeXA386bmJoxVWGfT_vQ3uo18bs4hFXg/s1600/121.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464271038479004098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWewQ2OelrEi6JAc9Jqp1AdroTSY6GiUjaxsmGuTKjGWfP-ooEnxMgSps8ItYo6uSbRM4MqEBVZETB9eC8JamneyYJifNBlFQ7uXzsQAyDtYMZeXA386bmJoxVWGfT_vQ3uo18bs4hFXg/s320/121.JPG" border="0" /></a> These grapes taste like strawberries (you probably don't believe me but it's true). Also, the strawberries taste like snozberries...<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKnsTkxmrbEiF8BJJ8aSxNlGPfl79IGdT1kvOILpUoHx3LA-njNM_XmviIb1bmZ4P2xYKVCogrZcQQXaVamr3I0HA9PN8oQWJyDsfOpETgiKnX61lW6PsUNR4wpOG80zryaDSDo4KojA/s1600/132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463009118603530914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKnsTkxmrbEiF8BJJ8aSxNlGPfl79IGdT1kvOILpUoHx3LA-njNM_XmviIb1bmZ4P2xYKVCogrZcQQXaVamr3I0HA9PN8oQWJyDsfOpETgiKnX61lW6PsUNR4wpOG80zryaDSDo4KojA/s320/132.JPG" border="0" /></a> My front yard in the early morning.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464274375781160786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdk9wYwT97p0WLgdt4yr9Tu7J2dnN4nX43FA5rePAV0CSKec1hb0VWJA_tEWH0ViZXvZ8FpVlHvRuZDXu8u9V2ZJjNdRltXFOdxeeIEcCN81QwWswa00uaxrGvsjfZRLrjH9YLWk_zon0/s320/138.JPG" border="0" />This is the Ecoferia where I work every Saturday. My cheese is contraband thanks to the chilean government but we sell it under the table anyway... and we always sell out.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-15456642592048311162010-04-22T08:19:00.000-07:002010-04-22T09:53:23.726-07:00I make the cheese.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAciNX27qdJBTn8b8zc_eWFkef81hsYirmTYyEPIKF4f9f80P7DMxWFnsWjYd4jjCdLjkVSUeKuOYEXR0FJS7alH5dCJhgtiQz7c5F5K4RLW7BQD4VK7cxTmGwKqUEbFMjErthDJjTYd0/s1600/060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463000432452426114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAciNX27qdJBTn8b8zc_eWFkef81hsYirmTYyEPIKF4f9f80P7DMxWFnsWjYd4jjCdLjkVSUeKuOYEXR0FJS7alH5dCJhgtiQz7c5F5K4RLW7BQD4VK7cxTmGwKqUEbFMjErthDJjTYd0/s320/060.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoRLqg9fGVyufJSQlqG5Q3nRXXD1rqvlYkfb_0_T1NuQ_cQaFFN87kX2bfx7eKthZy4ISGkhX8E3lS2BgqITRIiLcKSewqDeG_LeZSOe_bBdthodSy25LMtAZpRUkDdByiERWzg7ASv4/s1600/062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462999354130907106" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6lJ82KcUx5FKAzsEN8Y7pOsh1GN4lj8Ywg7TeL0bWJbpI93aIzrWbYSsPyrLw0xxn51EbrBt8OaijCaYfirCbL5WC1khH39MWwaoDJgkkPw-kU6VO6YPKOTVV_w8S-5bQtODUMJP91g/s320/124.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-36604372802415113102010-04-18T10:54:00.000-07:002010-04-18T11:15:36.424-07:00La vida, la chacraI really live the life of a farm laborer these days. It´s my last stop before I finally (FINALLY) return home. It´s rugged living, no hot water for example and sometimes no water at all, but its a beauty of a farm. I made friends with the dog Drago; he eats bees.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQiEDUF7Y_B__NguYYLyla3yxWyOKdURKwFIGHclSl8xbqPKoViFur-jdIpmOLN5nAUnmtfMqR537x02iuiIMqmboxwxF8sGhsWdJ5FAZSS9lQgh9YxzzdjNB0UiI9YNVLpbsMldbBJo/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461539343520311826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQiEDUF7Y_B__NguYYLyla3yxWyOKdURKwFIGHclSl8xbqPKoViFur-jdIpmOLN5nAUnmtfMqR537x02iuiIMqmboxwxF8sGhsWdJ5FAZSS9lQgh9YxzzdjNB0UiI9YNVLpbsMldbBJo/s320/6.jpg" /></a> I harvest apples, membrillos (pronounced mem-bree-yos), lavender, grapes, almends, walnuts, and figs.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4txXyP05HLjk8jAURSnFTXdU6erDbSKZYtxKCi6Wic7-W3e_tUbBZ7xDVZZ4R6qTyxktUloKw0i6j2HXaCYVYmvuUkeDCX45OYRae5sseuzSwYyP_-kPL8WHk1AwQbeJGkkHw_znMVjQ/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461539071543225186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4txXyP05HLjk8jAURSnFTXdU6erDbSKZYtxKCi6Wic7-W3e_tUbBZ7xDVZZ4R6qTyxktUloKw0i6j2HXaCYVYmvuUkeDCX45OYRae5sseuzSwYyP_-kPL8WHk1AwQbeJGkkHw_znMVjQ/s320/5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsdP7LrBDJsUavyehfyXruyFGQtXtjF3T4Pqtj1Ow_KjyxcywKZjUUp1TBZC8VIen19fWKKZGrDwl5-981zrs-Y1cMFaPsngHtOuDVWSn84xwYv_NitEbHoujEEE0ZY-tg-UXyun1Lh8/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461538508652365282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivsdP7LrBDJsUavyehfyXruyFGQtXtjF3T4Pqtj1Ow_KjyxcywKZjUUp1TBZC8VIen19fWKKZGrDwl5-981zrs-Y1cMFaPsngHtOuDVWSn84xwYv_NitEbHoujEEE0ZY-tg-UXyun1Lh8/s320/4.jpg" /></a>I wish you could smell this lavender through the computer. It smells like bliss.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOcix-rPnJ8oK0cGXH7cex4rXdn5wT18S3Rv1HxVgtaQXeXZij9NqyV8f_5LiIUlBvnEOweKx3jxzY9-D-FDayCDKttO6X_YeV76Srx_YxkIyd2HfL9wLW2jJOh_kDJA_lX2rmDw3gzY/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461538359263855858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOcix-rPnJ8oK0cGXH7cex4rXdn5wT18S3Rv1HxVgtaQXeXZij9NqyV8f_5LiIUlBvnEOweKx3jxzY9-D-FDayCDKttO6X_YeV76Srx_YxkIyd2HfL9wLW2jJOh_kDJA_lX2rmDw3gzY/s320/3.jpg" /></a> This is my friend Paula who comes to visit and work on the farm sometimes. We sell our products at the organic market in Santiago every Saturday. Everyone thinks I´m from France. Not sure where I picked up that accent...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzSqR63NoOGoooglhbbFRsL793TWPE_2sSfdHlHqy74zbXyAdAJA-qAFJ0b2MCs6FXkp9zgIkbj56tQgH5wfwmFjMePa_81T3kYOBzGZrAtDjMiW0QoL8rZREH4ehF1wsoJJHUT7aVok/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461538152877416786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzSqR63NoOGoooglhbbFRsL793TWPE_2sSfdHlHqy74zbXyAdAJA-qAFJ0b2MCs6FXkp9zgIkbj56tQgH5wfwmFjMePa_81T3kYOBzGZrAtDjMiW0QoL8rZREH4ehF1wsoJJHUT7aVok/s320/2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiES7YCuj5MPubzaf-LKPphI5vw57zUUPF-xSbUfAXtgDmo_K7weZ3yrPQ7QumjRPKYZRmpIrOmOi24XuO41Lvo9Ji0quTBLkGgI-7ELrHqwh8tB8T2QHls4kC0hX_YelIPCjDifBYY3_Q/s1600/1.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461537681326430930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiES7YCuj5MPubzaf-LKPphI5vw57zUUPF-xSbUfAXtgDmo_K7weZ3yrPQ7QumjRPKYZRmpIrOmOi24XuO41Lvo9Ji0quTBLkGgI-7ELrHqwh8tB8T2QHls4kC0hX_YelIPCjDifBYY3_Q/s320/1.bmp" /></a> (My friend Drago in the background chasing those bees.)<br /><br /><br />I have more to post but my camera ran out of battery. We live far away from internet but I promise to try to post more soon. I snuck out this morning on an old rusty shimano mountain bike. Its an incredible feeling winding through the mountains on a chilean fm road. Makes me miss the Austin bike culture. And, as always, I miss all yall back home.</div></div></div></div></div>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-2412860561769076372010-03-25T15:49:00.000-07:002010-03-28T13:34:08.904-07:00This is my Chile.So it´s been a while since my last substantial update and even longer since I´ve been able to post photos. This post is dedicated to my first weeks in Chile, adventuring with Andrea and learning the ropes of surviving here from Mario and his beloved family.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPvgoErPVfgx61fQFHj2RAyIlHsZe63sLHV4LT23afJxLR3FwqJmtUSa_K4dnfeufbJe784l_CrEw23M8_Akl9WtRsXPfrO97UnxUrb93xcVkhWB0TPY-_QvoAL2m-fRibNeA2OqER4A/s1600/R+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452714558982703346" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPvgoErPVfgx61fQFHj2RAyIlHsZe63sLHV4LT23afJxLR3FwqJmtUSa_K4dnfeufbJe784l_CrEw23M8_Akl9WtRsXPfrO97UnxUrb93xcVkhWB0TPY-_QvoAL2m-fRibNeA2OqER4A/s320/R+026.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a "completo". It is the staple food of all good chileans. The huge bun isn´t so much nececcary because the hot dog itself is particularly large but rather beacuse you load it up with avocado, pickled vegetables, tomatoes, mayonaise, maybe some cheese, and then mustard and ketchup as you so desire... godzilladog??<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWGofvLQHWXUd2rpHfUEs0Gpmfrx2WqopwZB4DfSc2O02Dx88ox4keseJK5ki5pix9t8RnqYZEXav8_o_tG0A4-pvmPW3WcrHKwtKpgXw5uoGVg0-0A7doqPKPMAg3aWS-J_tcwyfdkg/s1600/R+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452714459270923698" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWGofvLQHWXUd2rpHfUEs0Gpmfrx2WqopwZB4DfSc2O02Dx88ox4keseJK5ki5pix9t8RnqYZEXav8_o_tG0A4-pvmPW3WcrHKwtKpgXw5uoGVg0-0A7doqPKPMAg3aWS-J_tcwyfdkg/s320/R+027.jpg" border="0" /></a> We watched a sky diving competition in Valdivia.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lMP7dg42mNwrCk2OfXtFF2SUeL9mGGmr0fi6vIv7IRzQ_5t2Kh2U2oZB5ZYQAi-Ju1nmriHwcmVQbvqleYTdnmBC07JYsvS3VqZzKHIvZ2xEoA34tytasrnrbuCkiJFYuA9YgLZd96o/s1600/R+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452714315928974434" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lMP7dg42mNwrCk2OfXtFF2SUeL9mGGmr0fi6vIv7IRzQ_5t2Kh2U2oZB5ZYQAi-Ju1nmriHwcmVQbvqleYTdnmBC07JYsvS3VqZzKHIvZ2xEoA34tytasrnrbuCkiJFYuA9YgLZd96o/s320/R+031.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our lovely little kitchen at the pizzeria with Gloria and Carlitos posing.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ4ahC26nubZkYx7ZEQzdDwooonROjuk0p1AGJySdRFMEGfzaL2c38gvDSLna0eiFaEVbM1E2Jqh2HrUC8-3ZheLCZicBOPuPgA1hP1uqJwbTvyOK7JCEPYTImOZxvUMeAm4x3lG_xHo/s1600/R+058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452714181343748626" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ4ahC26nubZkYx7ZEQzdDwooonROjuk0p1AGJySdRFMEGfzaL2c38gvDSLna0eiFaEVbM1E2Jqh2HrUC8-3ZheLCZicBOPuPgA1hP1uqJwbTvyOK7JCEPYTImOZxvUMeAm4x3lG_xHo/s320/R+058.jpg" border="0" /></a> The dining area of the pizzeria.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmxnZlfoVn-IkwKtxcDqwlq_-RtfL7MvSmPSxM25XnlhgpZ54eKjhal1dTOZ1hCxT7C1g_iwpUxYxCTfWCqa_vzPy6LQcvF8mbgvBqV-Y2tFj4UxMGTJu90C0xeUNbQodtqZSd5-l3Ig/s1600/R+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713995543089938" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmxnZlfoVn-IkwKtxcDqwlq_-RtfL7MvSmPSxM25XnlhgpZ54eKjhal1dTOZ1hCxT7C1g_iwpUxYxCTfWCqa_vzPy6LQcvF8mbgvBqV-Y2tFj4UxMGTJu90C0xeUNbQodtqZSd5-l3Ig/s320/R+047.jpg" border="0" /></a> Empanadas de pino<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzeVxJzVQhFUbYPvyC_tPsLj-4X1Szqx0soJ1snHQ0K-yjlGNxK7lgrnaYOEnvD-auA3sGBoZe9cAzSaApvE_hB3dmM3UxStWsf4tFPXkfu3iR5Z9cejSV7T7SO1aBJxul63xdIGgsfc/s1600/R+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713814052623794" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzeVxJzVQhFUbYPvyC_tPsLj-4X1Szqx0soJ1snHQ0K-yjlGNxK7lgrnaYOEnvD-auA3sGBoZe9cAzSaApvE_hB3dmM3UxStWsf4tFPXkfu3iR5Z9cejSV7T7SO1aBJxul63xdIGgsfc/s320/R+048.jpg" border="0" /></a> Carlitos is always running around the shop. Mario is in the background fixin up some home made french fries for lunch.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZHj4MIb_Q8GTb5FxZUxgMbcHIM5o_tR1JrTJt4jShXbU6UgWvJmIBMcJa1IHLFIPH2p-zl8AigcwRs7ehUmPyrKJnziojFAjSmC5xhJEQXSjk2cZhwRccrCSPo-oU-IDXq7hwQmEm_4/s1600/R+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713661334068338" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZHj4MIb_Q8GTb5FxZUxgMbcHIM5o_tR1JrTJt4jShXbU6UgWvJmIBMcJa1IHLFIPH2p-zl8AigcwRs7ehUmPyrKJnziojFAjSmC5xhJEQXSjk2cZhwRccrCSPo-oU-IDXq7hwQmEm_4/s320/R+028.jpg" border="0" /></a> We harvested mounds and mounds of the tiniest coconuts I´ve ever seen in my life. Andrea made some incredible coconut cake too.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4pKbvnE2DnamX5eO6zQGGdjHc8YiRHywKoF2p7cdKzGeEdtHg5aUIo5g7WB5Q3kaRv9ozg473eacaXoG7gmkVKMPhUgMCLhkYMawoHs2Lr5mT5vtnNM8ILXFQasLqfHD1-l_-HUCpwE/s1600/R+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713560197253618" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4pKbvnE2DnamX5eO6zQGGdjHc8YiRHywKoF2p7cdKzGeEdtHg5aUIo5g7WB5Q3kaRv9ozg473eacaXoG7gmkVKMPhUgMCLhkYMawoHs2Lr5mT5vtnNM8ILXFQasLqfHD1-l_-HUCpwE/s320/R+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sometimes Mario and Carlitos make whisky from old beer and when you light it on fire it glows blue because its about 100 proof...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQfe0Lc5rD-n0QdQUITsbGvpmUQl4pafovn6B_9wuxhQQCPbjKU-UyLcaX8KplAIOZKQN9DOpdWbJqk7wZbOyo5LaP9Ese0V0MMlLGITSq1A__GpkMNB5mKPsXQB4iKEzRQAjOyfgGtI/s1600/R+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713447064725746" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQfe0Lc5rD-n0QdQUITsbGvpmUQl4pafovn6B_9wuxhQQCPbjKU-UyLcaX8KplAIOZKQN9DOpdWbJqk7wZbOyo5LaP9Ese0V0MMlLGITSq1A__GpkMNB5mKPsXQB4iKEzRQAjOyfgGtI/s320/R+030.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Sarah. She kind of stole my heart.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnaXKFwydtUyy9fYLlxM0aaxQ6davk1KHPWMFQvyZDbOV9Pkn5GnlMyGjBV4PGnB2jDUz5RykZd6EmbTfieWTYO_t0NOVxtSAdHebBlAkqVX_IhcO54U4eLO7DLQyhYTizXC7JExng4I/s1600/R+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713256241701730" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnaXKFwydtUyy9fYLlxM0aaxQ6davk1KHPWMFQvyZDbOV9Pkn5GnlMyGjBV4PGnB2jDUz5RykZd6EmbTfieWTYO_t0NOVxtSAdHebBlAkqVX_IhcO54U4eLO7DLQyhYTizXC7JExng4I/s320/R+033.jpg" border="0" /></a> Outdoor market in Valdivia.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGT_QAI6oTHKKBMX_gDJkXiOmgvYKH44NKpmCm7i3LWIDVpljElpocili2ZLwJbNOwpXY8UQI8TeNDSnkX3z0JI-nrRLlmVH9hySfNMYHlmnZ6fGeq4tM5wZNHN3RAi2k1iZ-U6bZ3ls/s1600/R+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452713092336281682" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGT_QAI6oTHKKBMX_gDJkXiOmgvYKH44NKpmCm7i3LWIDVpljElpocili2ZLwJbNOwpXY8UQI8TeNDSnkX3z0JI-nrRLlmVH9hySfNMYHlmnZ6fGeq4tM5wZNHN3RAi2k1iZ-U6bZ3ls/s320/R+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0fumEFDc5EZ1dpk11UoCPz7ZKKOaLyFMn_FELIWXpT071BFTajEv7dcajSk3WAlHInG4Jb13Dy9VKJwQq5tbpkQWy9tCp7iBmxu8UIlr-2VbygYF7X5XfSRZRfcbT4ghN0ze6ewnUa0/s1600/R+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452712953042076450" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0fumEFDc5EZ1dpk11UoCPz7ZKKOaLyFMn_FELIWXpT071BFTajEv7dcajSk3WAlHInG4Jb13Dy9VKJwQq5tbpkQWy9tCp7iBmxu8UIlr-2VbygYF7X5XfSRZRfcbT4ghN0ze6ewnUa0/s320/R+035.jpg" border="0" /></a>Chupón makes a really delicious after-meal liquor.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBOZs1Lo9ln8aW8c4y_Db8MTK2syIanjJTcYVZfF4601bsGlEiWfTxfsueJQH_Cj9mY5GyCoWP4WhHpVTOos0XFrgacxCWjqKUKoG8Wm4FyZb9kT2545DH7nRnxbIxF7i-sAHLte_bgk/s1600/R+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452712825329009298" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBOZs1Lo9ln8aW8c4y_Db8MTK2syIanjJTcYVZfF4601bsGlEiWfTxfsueJQH_Cj9mY5GyCoWP4WhHpVTOos0XFrgacxCWjqKUKoG8Wm4FyZb9kT2545DH7nRnxbIxF7i-sAHLte_bgk/s320/R+036.jpg" border="0" /></a>HUGE GARLIC!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCLD3JTvGteclQlrZVr82LwecOPEOZkr1RF7ON6N1ImyDBrH93YIvPv6MMPAAl9TWVtttBeDCSsvwAfdFAniXI_S0U4860Y0mRd7KC4GcT3CPWK1mCYuEXM2ADncLTzzPn0LIswk3CgE/s1600/R+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452712680513684706" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCLD3JTvGteclQlrZVr82LwecOPEOZkr1RF7ON6N1ImyDBrH93YIvPv6MMPAAl9TWVtttBeDCSsvwAfdFAniXI_S0U4860Y0mRd7KC4GcT3CPWK1mCYuEXM2ADncLTzzPn0LIswk3CgE/s320/R+037.jpg" border="0" /></a> HUGER MUSHROOMS!!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKB6x0IfLZZjptWwjNjkovWB_45XnBV-NPaI7sGs9wv-X0yGKhcUi1uhdRwgUs8utZhCnsfGkMiTfubvkucifIeVjynCgIVKjkpl4np8AuU_Ul9i7RJm5X8qpm8eWJ8XPwxctRHYjxcc/s1600/R+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452712565256060066" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKB6x0IfLZZjptWwjNjkovWB_45XnBV-NPaI7sGs9wv-X0yGKhcUi1uhdRwgUs8utZhCnsfGkMiTfubvkucifIeVjynCgIVKjkpl4np8AuU_Ul9i7RJm5X8qpm8eWJ8XPwxctRHYjxcc/s320/R+038.jpg" border="0" /></a> In Chile, blueberries (and raspberries as well) are dirt cheep, in an abundance, and divinely delicious.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fxXSst0JZVqWlFy50AeZxUNpVXIN3Wu-Nchvi9MEsL7wP31e8LJvvJ2SrBMyDFH3n5XRi-GM24xjfK2de6TUtXLjpv2HVtJ4fMYLtR1nxoZyH5-dEbWOltih-tjF0ANCSPGLEFNGuFU/s1600/R+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452712430222902466" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fxXSst0JZVqWlFy50AeZxUNpVXIN3Wu-Nchvi9MEsL7wP31e8LJvvJ2SrBMyDFH3n5XRi-GM24xjfK2de6TUtXLjpv2HVtJ4fMYLtR1nxoZyH5-dEbWOltih-tjF0ANCSPGLEFNGuFU/s320/R+039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GdwMAecd9mrN6dkcFaRuhrztil6jggbc1pu-8yFcglrwN52bCGEPF6iiWXrLeV4u1qfcyP-oSVeaknAIvezlAnunX0O2g_byGIBAG5iRlZCFZn0x03YpAIQiPLwH0Pi6F4q9NiyHwBA/s1600/R+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452712291969294226" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GdwMAecd9mrN6dkcFaRuhrztil6jggbc1pu-8yFcglrwN52bCGEPF6iiWXrLeV4u1qfcyP-oSVeaknAIvezlAnunX0O2g_byGIBAG5iRlZCFZn0x03YpAIQiPLwH0Pi6F4q9NiyHwBA/s320/R+032.jpg" border="0" /></a>Señora Blanca´s backyard. No joke.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyHBbxYvB2CqQAtROvPWfbhAa4FDCuZfhPxLJow61dA3KUBHv6IgfZH8AcizDxYCWcSNWr0_sMV7Vd1Tpsv-aV1na9L91eYhEN-CEUYQlQkZvpWxcMaw23GG_wchAyHSt-feXPndFAKE/s1600/R+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452712154329282770" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyHBbxYvB2CqQAtROvPWfbhAa4FDCuZfhPxLJow61dA3KUBHv6IgfZH8AcizDxYCWcSNWr0_sMV7Vd1Tpsv-aV1na9L91eYhEN-CEUYQlQkZvpWxcMaw23GG_wchAyHSt-feXPndFAKE/s320/R+040.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tomatoes and the Ends of the World. Ask me later...<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452711914131630658" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqVKWlw3BR558RLOfiqoRXEqCgwAHmg-7EXmU7BzUVGiD3PPv8PsSi3x32sjYbSgr0ZndQF7eHCE-CQFrBPJn5JtMEvR6FYu72zst_AVc_tQp0T-uVyqx580w3tAsAuWQizZqpR3NllY/s320/R+041.jpg" border="0" />Gloria preparing fresh sea urchins for lunch.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwsY_HlKiTsCrkmCN0XdqpYDCotvmbgZIoYotFeKXWrBVMQn2gPy8ZPfTw1ODkHzINLVj0EVMgsGz61F8x4Q9tH8q36IJqqpwqyP9ZLht6npA4znpbcG6z1UeQppFCqMJH3LzAaXOhTg/s1600/R+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452711560055731010" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwsY_HlKiTsCrkmCN0XdqpYDCotvmbgZIoYotFeKXWrBVMQn2gPy8ZPfTw1ODkHzINLVj0EVMgsGz61F8x4Q9tH8q36IJqqpwqyP9ZLht6npA4znpbcG6z1UeQppFCqMJH3LzAaXOhTg/s320/R+042.jpg" border="0" /></a> Señora Blanca preparing the... sea snails? (I think)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAtBdK3oMIHW84m-AXXj7FkHNm7_jhu5w9mc0-AM6qjnuQdyekBfOpuh7I_mGU8GAC8dWaW2oF0bYwojRiVDWW4bD1uPT1QF_xIbLsUXVA6bVbQZVB0mBeBbsKpCvv1vB2VVcmlvbQr0/s1600/R+043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452710936984063010" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAtBdK3oMIHW84m-AXXj7FkHNm7_jhu5w9mc0-AM6qjnuQdyekBfOpuh7I_mGU8GAC8dWaW2oF0bYwojRiVDWW4bD1uPT1QF_xIbLsUXVA6bVbQZVB0mBeBbsKpCvv1vB2VVcmlvbQr0/s320/R+043.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lake in Carburga. The water was NOT temperate unlike Mario would have you believe.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7zgPfG2OZMOOt7lItnEytAWbY2ZKVld6tl7Sqgt_wXbe-iDCRxjQDWw99SBsSUreX-A58HgXZ2I5rXt-0ClXbbZeHRBnJXnfQaDp9oLJQ8jMDJKxjST-MdjLBfQILJvcacGdry0cABY/s1600/R+044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452710689658533954" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7zgPfG2OZMOOt7lItnEytAWbY2ZKVld6tl7Sqgt_wXbe-iDCRxjQDWw99SBsSUreX-A58HgXZ2I5rXt-0ClXbbZeHRBnJXnfQaDp9oLJQ8jMDJKxjST-MdjLBfQILJvcacGdry0cABY/s320/R+044.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnbxNcicEg9EORhQkb7AXttO_5JxJ4urSQbtZFdKqjv6tUoPIKtJnmkVOp95_zmb5IGSaz-7qJZDfxHgu8221CiHivM3IzPByOIAmtD4CnEKnzEgs7EANeNMSLMviNr1LKVtuedKaxwU/s1600/R+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452710525070905522" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnbxNcicEg9EORhQkb7AXttO_5JxJ4urSQbtZFdKqjv6tUoPIKtJnmkVOp95_zmb5IGSaz-7qJZDfxHgu8221CiHivM3IzPByOIAmtD4CnEKnzEgs7EANeNMSLMviNr1LKVtuedKaxwU/s320/R+045.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNLZ017eumdRQBlnoPLvwAub0q1_V_z0yq02r8Y_3L8yMDPFBeUN7jllFifHHgN3o0y6cnBaaEOchzGS4TMtVfLJQyNqzvcpwjzBpZB44KCSGB7Gu5I3VQetddfipvjuAtTZHjF_XiFM/s1600/R+046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452710373687603906" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNLZ017eumdRQBlnoPLvwAub0q1_V_z0yq02r8Y_3L8yMDPFBeUN7jllFifHHgN3o0y6cnBaaEOchzGS4TMtVfLJQyNqzvcpwjzBpZB44KCSGB7Gu5I3VQetddfipvjuAtTZHjF_XiFM/s320/R+046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHnNb5uUtSLHtPWwgtHsk5AoTGwSkSfqGoDriPq22X9HNMa2hELiswQ_46bMYvMFgDuulTmzXd9-PDj99FlMp7RIUphWQ41RPBhM2_HOJSdKcMi_gdROPvDuRjUhUzi4J-pZ7BwFrN1s/s1600/R+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452710201548240354" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHnNb5uUtSLHtPWwgtHsk5AoTGwSkSfqGoDriPq22X9HNMa2hELiswQ_46bMYvMFgDuulTmzXd9-PDj99FlMp7RIUphWQ41RPBhM2_HOJSdKcMi_gdROPvDuRjUhUzi4J-pZ7BwFrN1s/s320/R+049.jpg" border="0" /></a> La Moneda (like our White House) with Mario and Gloria.<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY31Dq0JNYW5ifbJuK5BVnm5QEGxi3N3Pdnk363D_2rJeJjbs5KLVG56a9_HFIk0NZd0cx8KtQNMfHmG43So6kt_lbZ8_hTTvv-TrShkk6016zadPrh2vnKOazr-hjZAyOkM1niNwJJ5k/s1600/R+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452709834681120978" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY31Dq0JNYW5ifbJuK5BVnm5QEGxi3N3Pdnk363D_2rJeJjbs5KLVG56a9_HFIk0NZd0cx8KtQNMfHmG43So6kt_lbZ8_hTTvv-TrShkk6016zadPrh2vnKOazr-hjZAyOkM1niNwJJ5k/s320/R+052.jpg" border="0" /></a> Cacaca, the horse whisperer<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtkwCwJgLS5uKxdbUn0zlBOMjiaamsr8iKdnaIkIvN73H3mc4rQzOyAOxFxrkcEiSk0RI70kcOK7FbPrTXw1-EGyxV2huPs5X0ine16o-MKM_NriWYEC_SbP9rI8XrFN6YCHHIBbnvZs/s1600/R+053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452709579295429090" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtkwCwJgLS5uKxdbUn0zlBOMjiaamsr8iKdnaIkIvN73H3mc4rQzOyAOxFxrkcEiSk0RI70kcOK7FbPrTXw1-EGyxV2huPs5X0ine16o-MKM_NriWYEC_SbP9rI8XrFN6YCHHIBbnvZs/s320/R+053.jpg" border="0" /></a>Riding horses around La Vega where the farm is located. Please excuse my ridiculous face but the sun was very shiney that day. I didnt realize how awkward it looked until it was uploaded and blogger doesn´t allow me to delete photos once they´re up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljcdWeZc0leJDpkjqEqn6gTqUTt_KRRx3u1bTi8K8QVudCGiUBWHkstMc8Eva9__acqrxPRTjhwdhBun8iJpvh0YIF41SLx0KIpYqAqoH1cz9zjpqbCXew0fLDokL2xcafMqEsu2ZmDA/s1600/R+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452709431193492850" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljcdWeZc0leJDpkjqEqn6gTqUTt_KRRx3u1bTi8K8QVudCGiUBWHkstMc8Eva9__acqrxPRTjhwdhBun8iJpvh0YIF41SLx0KIpYqAqoH1cz9zjpqbCXew0fLDokL2xcafMqEsu2ZmDA/s320/R+054.jpg" border="0" /></a>Terremoto, the old man pup.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00Y5iM0cUMznPIK5zyaQZlnI58SR4U0RIMKDfN86InzMtoU8BQsGV51IvpRF-4KlXfqllBdLVDSgL5d4hNlOPffV1snI86OCJwWHsCsoKCu5pD_yJGftZJx5HdRZCvTh7RH5Gst6s4W8/s1600/R+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452709290114032098" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00Y5iM0cUMznPIK5zyaQZlnI58SR4U0RIMKDfN86InzMtoU8BQsGV51IvpRF-4KlXfqllBdLVDSgL5d4hNlOPffV1snI86OCJwWHsCsoKCu5pD_yJGftZJx5HdRZCvTh7RH5Gst6s4W8/s320/R+055.jpg" border="0" /></a> I danced with the cowboys at a rodeo in the country...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxW9nmOGYNenZZU3QDBlyGAPueQByCQIZozYlImRANuukT9ombujrViU15liknxeHL-dOEL2eqoBUPDEd-iYQH8NQjdYzZAFhI0LQgtmsrKZrBlphWAsJuLiWaPpC3u5bwCEHxxpZuKp4/s1600/R+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452709080616518146" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxW9nmOGYNenZZU3QDBlyGAPueQByCQIZozYlImRANuukT9ombujrViU15liknxeHL-dOEL2eqoBUPDEd-iYQH8NQjdYzZAFhI0LQgtmsrKZrBlphWAsJuLiWaPpC3u5bwCEHxxpZuKp4/s320/R+056.jpg" border="0" /></a> ... and Andrea played the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>güiro on stage!!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism3gX1ZUWdinY24zAjD_HeTRcQW_O66ezC9N7XgzBmV0V8Tbv4Gq4E43nv-kDjSHdLRp84gwfB-iQa2ACiZtcUsEprchPNQ7FzTnJbo4yUJIDrVKIbPtiX_f65BS7MWj6fHlDC-ypJog/s1600/R+057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452707749750192450" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism3gX1ZUWdinY24zAjD_HeTRcQW_O66ezC9N7XgzBmV0V8Tbv4Gq4E43nv-kDjSHdLRp84gwfB-iQa2ACiZtcUsEprchPNQ7FzTnJbo4yUJIDrVKIbPtiX_f65BS7MWj6fHlDC-ypJog/s320/R+057.jpg" border="0" /></a> Viña del Mar</div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452709972212668946" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGZZ0Zc1A-1nwT9fS5m5ijEFO8DPZpbMTaHmV_aL727b8jrlg_g91ZkR0x7Bxjhq6mQ5bciQhrG_XOLkN3kGJpUZ-abXR_Nx5tu7MI863G9BI0DcK8Vrat6VDk7oqeyzrcIiW4ERkNg8/s320/R+051.jpg" border="0" /> (I already told you she stole my heart)</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-64504570763867715632010-03-15T20:37:00.000-07:002010-03-15T20:50:04.265-07:00Yes, this was an actual headline in the Chilean news...EXTRANJERAS PASARON GRAN SUSTO POR AVISO DE MAREMOTO: No Entendían Qué Decían los Chilenos, "PORQUE HABLAN MUY RÁPIDO"<br />-El Mercurio de Valparaíso (13 de Marzo de 2010)<br /><br />which translates as...<br /><br />FORIEGNERS GO THROUGH A GREAT SCARE FOR TSUNAMI ALERT: They Do Not Understand What the Chileans Say, "BECAUSE [Chileans] TALK VERY FAST"<br /><br />Good to know that even in times of crisis, a little humor goes a long way. Mario commented that at least the headline didn´t say "alot of foriegners died in tsunami: they did not understand the threat alert because chileans talk very fast"...Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-2934593404056208722010-03-07T13:34:00.000-08:002010-03-13T14:39:39.289-08:00Terror(moto) en ChileFirst of all, Andrea and I are safe and well thanks to our incredible host family. Mario, Gloria, Señora Blanca, Claudio, and Paloma have made us part of their family and, thusly, we have survived our first earthquake... for better or worse.<br /><br />I had never before experienced an earthquake nor had I ever thought that in my life (the deep in the heart of Texas girl that I am) would I experience such a humbling force of nature.<br />Here are excerpts from what I wronte about the experience in my journal...<br /><br />4 AM the ground underneath us tossing and turning restlessly awaking from its slumber finally. Awaking howling and moaning and roaring for the world to wake up with it. Or at least Chile.<br />I dont know how I woke up or what I was thinking but regardless suddenly found myself running after Andrea down the stairs into the kitchen to escape through the front door, only it was locked and without a key so we start to run back up but for the flickering lights and the crashing pots and plates, I couldn´t see a thing and I felt like the world was going to collapse on me.<br />But that´s the thing about fear, it rips all sense of rationality from your being and you´re left to deal with cataclysmic destruction and the dispair of hopelessness without method or manner. Just pure adrenaline and your basest emotions.<br />I felt scared. I didn´t see much of anything at all. I wasn´t looking. I was stuck in my head, trying to control my breath trying to control my panic. I felt the ground revolting against my feet and felt the roar of the earth pounding through my ears but I couldn´t see anything.<br />Or no. Gloria´s hand pale white gripping mine against the terrace rail. Confirmation. Something still holds steady in this world. -I am still here and I am with you.-<br />The tremors lasted more or less continuously until 1 the next afternoon (in reality, they havent yet subsided) . It seemed every time I began to shut my eyes the rumbling would commence anew. It´s not something instinctual, to react to your foundation crumbling beneath your feet. It´s not something you´d ever expect- that the earth so sturdy, so solid would perchance excert such a force. Terrifying. Humbling. You are so small by comparrison.<br />Not for her beauty, nor for her magnitude but if nothing else simply for the immensity of her power should humanity respect mother nature in all her capacity.<br />Sometimes chaos allows you to feel every emotion you keep bottled up inside your head all at once and it is empowering. Else it´s Posidon´s hand himself hammering down the most electrifying voltage of terror through your brain into your core.<br /><br />Everything is fine now. Electricity was returned just a few days after the quake and water we fortunately had all along. The farm itself suffered no damage except for a few notable cracks in the road just beyond the fence. Plates and pots and glasses and wall hangings fell, shattered, etc. but all in all we were among the lucky ones. Thank you to everyone- your messages of concern, love, and support were very much appreciated. I miss home very much these days.<br /><br />On a happier note, yesterday we purchased 3 sheep for the farm: Dolly, Pepe, and Pepa (or Rebecca-Andrea depending). Pepa is unreasonably moody but Dolly is sugary sweet. Pepe behaves like a dog.<br />Here are some photos of the farm house that Mario built. (It´s all recycled materials, hand constructed!!!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2dvizkZuzM9IY9Y7qn0ajtex2xEQxC5-Q15563vKQ3J5Kx-9LNnmS5fXsfB8LLMWHiurF7xdIXLRhFgwiaAYJ593Noo1POytynufcgMjK5ZXQQd2Sr2e4xWkCznOODhlPT0hYXLYlyk/s1600-h/DSCF1442.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2dvizkZuzM9IY9Y7qn0ajtex2xEQxC5-Q15563vKQ3J5Kx-9LNnmS5fXsfB8LLMWHiurF7xdIXLRhFgwiaAYJ593Noo1POytynufcgMjK5ZXQQd2Sr2e4xWkCznOODhlPT0hYXLYlyk/s320/DSCF1442.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446021661143927506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNeMTwDSavcFjw6c-rAPqeGgCX6xHGVl4sq_gr4wW5Fv21MRwUf_H9U2HA6Gx8wUXEjPlNv1MJX-t69lDRijhHlfLtaNIrB4B8YcfLfs7GFprpEnmMyi67Koirqyh82fQ3LpdwWIYk4Q/s1600-h/DSCF1446.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNeMTwDSavcFjw6c-rAPqeGgCX6xHGVl4sq_gr4wW5Fv21MRwUf_H9U2HA6Gx8wUXEjPlNv1MJX-t69lDRijhHlfLtaNIrB4B8YcfLfs7GFprpEnmMyi67Koirqyh82fQ3LpdwWIYk4Q/s320/DSCF1446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446022307938376738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPE2uFTjTmxCwCqXdinwCPwHp1yQpndEmlspWXr2m89n1vW5PRaGqG4DoD2XWtHoZXHPhBn3E_l990Ns6lWUOAFYDBC-ztxyFSSAsmuvwYlImXm0O9HmtqKk2S9BrFljpmlN-kRB3h3I/s1600-h/DSCF1439.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPE2uFTjTmxCwCqXdinwCPwHp1yQpndEmlspWXr2m89n1vW5PRaGqG4DoD2XWtHoZXHPhBn3E_l990Ns6lWUOAFYDBC-ztxyFSSAsmuvwYlImXm0O9HmtqKk2S9BrFljpmlN-kRB3h3I/s320/DSCF1439.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446022752758106962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsZRNMKDH14vyEGbrs4hdYGLzztVB5mbBbRLionDxPPc5tqXgGiNr2LT8W6DYjyvbXZNTNpxElTZoWnXkGpZJVaoJtAPAqfzgCgUKidryeWTMxQeHEpYAqFLV9WyM7BMZN5S3m29Uk9s/s1600-h/DSCF1471.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsZRNMKDH14vyEGbrs4hdYGLzztVB5mbBbRLionDxPPc5tqXgGiNr2LT8W6DYjyvbXZNTNpxElTZoWnXkGpZJVaoJtAPAqfzgCgUKidryeWTMxQeHEpYAqFLV9WyM7BMZN5S3m29Uk9s/s320/DSCF1471.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446023137532322786" border="0" /></a>(Oh and we made jam from the wild grapes!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L9iien2obHeUwJEznlnDoyOgTjF3Z-aGUHUwEoksyCSnSJpnx4g6mZld0Nn8jtNCpXH_3CizBUaHCtqWINNLlQbWboVGPJzSkrHL_62C5MKr34oCleyef2nuczhI0s_dRFVsYR6Rqek/s1600-h/DSCF1666.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_L9iien2obHeUwJEznlnDoyOgTjF3Z-aGUHUwEoksyCSnSJpnx4g6mZld0Nn8jtNCpXH_3CizBUaHCtqWINNLlQbWboVGPJzSkrHL_62C5MKr34oCleyef2nuczhI0s_dRFVsYR6Rqek/s320/DSCF1666.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446024331425599266" border="0" /></a>May I present to you Lady Dolly.<br /><br />That´s all for now. I owe you many more stories and photos. I promise to deliver asap.<br />Love.Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-78764138395500947342010-02-24T12:25:00.000-08:002010-02-24T12:27:29.792-08:00I´m still here...but I´m living on a beautiful farm with very limited internet access.<br />Stay posted. The stories are already racking up. It´s going to be a landslide the next time I post.<br /><br />Besos ciao mis queridosBeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-61571929107353169472010-02-19T07:42:00.000-08:002010-02-19T08:07:44.797-08:00Torres Del Paine, photo overload<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9CRGNrex6-fHxHCuWjPJUWWWLwk_MZYnFIDf89-nBqE4tl54gGBGaXRLEviHGzVZI6uVmctsBIlgSFMedXe8wgglSu8V0sINMeiw-AipwBadSEFVduQuuFOImH8_BbLvmGzCEuTvPak/s1600-h/DSCF1010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9CRGNrex6-fHxHCuWjPJUWWWLwk_MZYnFIDf89-nBqE4tl54gGBGaXRLEviHGzVZI6uVmctsBIlgSFMedXe8wgglSu8V0sINMeiw-AipwBadSEFVduQuuFOImH8_BbLvmGzCEuTvPak/s320/DSCF1010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439986738930381362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_fS6E0USGdeI4ImRe5h0xlag0EAgqwSoirdcA3hPnnqo1iFogm0PcHu5OHb7wXoljI3W05caqSnA1OXj-28og2yNysuRifsbx3bG-mNM0tk00MxbegLhPPF6yd2qLz3OqQN9m4JtS8U/s1600-h/DSCF1020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Granted, we had been warned of this in advance, that we would need to take a local bus ("colectivo") to head into the center of town, but it was dark and rainy and...<br />well, never fear, there just happens to be a family waiting at this obscure bus stop. They hail a "colectivo" for us. Turns out colectivos aren´t buses but rather shared taxi cabs. We shared ours with a vacationing mom and her son and a kindly man who couldn´t believe Andrea was actually 23 years old. (-No me digas!!!-)<br />Parted ways down the road but not until they had passed on every granule of advice they could think to bestow us. Of course, the mom insisted we drop by her place the next day should we be in the area... the bottom room with the green window; it´s a lovely view of the lake, we´re told.<br /><br />Then, our taxi driver tours the neighborhood for us to find the best, safest, yet most economical hostel... free of charge (-Dos extranjeras solas y jovenes, tienen que cuidarse!!-) Granted Frutillar is not that big so not such a feat but still quite the generous gesture.<br />We find a good secure hostel run by a good upstanding Chilean family; they aren´t trying to rip us off. Very well; ciao to our gallant cab driver.<br /><br />To follow, the most delightful and jolly family running the hostel helps us to our room. (Private bath and HOT WATER!!! It´s the little things that make us happy these days...)<br /><br />Dinner down the road at a quaint cafe, also family owned... we can watch the sweet señora in the back grilling our hamburgers, piling on the avocado, loading up our plates...<br />The couple thought we were from Bariloche, Argentina. -Do you speak english?- they ask us in earnest.<br />(Probably this was more directed at Andrea and not myself, but I´ll claim little victories wherever I can!)<br />We bid them fairwell, full with spicey (finally a country that loves its spice!) chilean burgers and homemade blueberry pie, but not before they offer us their hospitality... any help we need, anything we lack, they´re just down the road so if we come running, they´ll be there waiting.<br /><br />Welcome to Chile. Indeed.Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-63540989732857019422010-02-14T15:13:00.000-08:002010-02-14T16:04:32.440-08:00In the Meantime, An InvitationSo, I´ve been playing a sort of game with myself for the past week. My goal is to come up with chapter titles to catalog all the adventures Andrea and I have thus far survived. Some are more obscure than others I realize and sometimes I´ve come up with multiple titles only because I haven´t chosen my favorite yet. As such, this is an invitation to y´all who still faithfully read my silly little blog. If a title catches your eye and you want an explination, send me a message and I´ll tell you the story.<br /><br />Once Upon a Time in Neverland<br />The Alegria in our Lives<br />Doomed to Our Destiny, or Along Came Perú<br />Of Lust and Longing in Lima (Pt. 1)<br />The Waca-fucking-china Verdict<br />Yes, STILL in Lima (Pt. 2)<br />Machu Picchu: To Be Inca or Too Incapaz<br />The Long Lost Lima, or Just 2 Pincha Gringas (Pt. 3)<br />3 Days, 2 Australians, and 1 Bomba Short of Happiness<br />The Calm Before the Storm: Tio Coco´s Apartment<br />In the Sunshine of Bobi Hilda´s Love<br />Never Fear, Liza´s Here<br />Charybdis at the End of the World, or Devil´s and Butterflies, or Le´heim! It´s Assado Time!<br />Cristian, Comida, Campo, Córdoba<br />Back in the BsAs<br />Oh My, Mendoza...<br />I. Dying for Tequila is Suicide, or I Died a Tequila Suicide<br />II. A Mountainous Mosaic: The Aconcagua<br />III. Que Venga Más Vino en Vida<br />IV. An Armada of Neon Angels<br />V. Just a Liter of Coke and Rum: Dreamers Renegade in the Plaza (ahem, just to clarify for the familial units that read this, it´s actually refering to two tattoo artists we met and not any sort of new found alcoholism...)<br />El Bolson: We Never Ate So Well Again, or Maté with Leo, A Man of Many Noises<br />Paine, The Many Shades of Blue<br />So I Didn´t Meet a Penguin<br />Welcome to Bizzaro World: How I Survived El Chalten<br />If Not For Humanity and Half a Cheese Sandwich<br /><br />That´s all I have for now, but I´ll keep coming up with more as we keep jumping around.<br />Un beso ciao mis queridos.Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-67816529024431699492010-02-13T11:06:00.000-08:002010-02-13T11:28:21.599-08:00AWOLSo I have been trying to put together a post on the glaciers and our ice trekking expedition. Unfortunately at the moment I´ve run into a smidge of bad luck on top of not being able to find a computer anywhere that will let me upload my photos... le sigh.<br /><br />I promise to be back soon but for now I have to take care of business.<br />I miss y´all back home. (so much!)<br /><br />Oh, and happy valentines day... all you non-couples and couples (i suppOSE ;) )<br />Spend it with good people and know I´m sending all y´all love love love.Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-57055204992914118362010-02-03T18:44:00.000-08:002010-02-08T09:10:22.594-08:00El Bolson, photos (Hippie Paradise)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvgPAwfgL_bArDJ7cHQCsXrAASfW9qxQVifs2v5-Z-1957RnC1eRiNHTL4UzgKw8dLKs6kQFcyKAwA9kJDSjdtBIkLjDY1dZ3qI5o3Bj8DPwqb8nmfW_HtjTw_JP9ojgMSq_GfhZlkzI/s1600-h/DSCF0824.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvgPAwfgL_bArDJ7cHQCsXrAASfW9qxQVifs2v5-Z-1957RnC1eRiNHTL4UzgKw8dLKs6kQFcyKAwA9kJDSjdtBIkLjDY1dZ3qI5o3Bj8DPwqb8nmfW_HtjTw_JP9ojgMSq_GfhZlkzI/s320/DSCF0824.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434222868942813106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQJqUNGkPcuYKl_PmyP4zr_M7wG2uPEyryuSLdYRMW6MA8VB09UHOaS23KR7c5AwEIuWp2ed8gLy1nCOa-WaOJn9Vpco6JLxpBjrIY1nxiwbNx62TDewfyJPaXj0gAW4YxQFWvSrm2Rk/s1600-h/DSCF0819.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvQJqUNGkPcuYKl_PmyP4zr_M7wG2uPEyryuSLdYRMW6MA8VB09UHOaS23KR7c5AwEIuWp2ed8gLy1nCOa-WaOJn9Vpco6JLxpBjrIY1nxiwbNx62TDewfyJPaXj0gAW4YxQFWvSrm2Rk/s320/DSCF0819.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434222312367140722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7-EbYK7rq_P8HluSSKa8OoR4ws0du68hPcTAQkbNKnlmqAn3G3haK2MkXBaVnaY9ok7SgnZP4eQXS5IBOpKGPYbilT_gvqTgOrEZWvjH_hMhoyK15XNRvf_P3_Z1ZdofdcVPheS0REc/s1600-h/DSCF0831.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7-EbYK7rq_P8HluSSKa8OoR4ws0du68hPcTAQkbNKnlmqAn3G3haK2MkXBaVnaY9ok7SgnZP4eQXS5IBOpKGPYbilT_gvqTgOrEZWvjH_hMhoyK15XNRvf_P3_Z1ZdofdcVPheS0REc/s320/DSCF0831.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434221737978310146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxaIqhD8ZTGu9AXcyh9QgYh2mTiOcHZACHub_fBL183Fcy1DeN88SR0uYn2epviflB-gzrpTSB_fgk01R5DuEwXgSLLxu-LgaChxygbLBidq9XDI07JT2R2IYkE-Z84SFi5dgrM43ra0/s1600-h/DSCF0835.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxaIqhD8ZTGu9AXcyh9QgYh2mTiOcHZACHub_fBL183Fcy1DeN88SR0uYn2epviflB-gzrpTSB_fgk01R5DuEwXgSLLxu-LgaChxygbLBidq9XDI07JT2R2IYkE-Z84SFi5dgrM43ra0/s320/DSCF0835.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434221185949481346" border="0" /></a>(This one is for Maggie. Her inspiration for my commission, hehe.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPw3OX7QTrNFjH_hygOZoRQtFdO_jDu_zfbBi8XenfLJXDGeNwLCrRoa9EvCJhPVsMVOhuUpuuh1doLhpyeUQgB8LgDYuQtTtxr8ujsUF_BImrS0PY2MKk5eRgqKwiFgNJ4SqVjwnm5I/s1600-h/DSCF0837.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPw3OX7QTrNFjH_hygOZoRQtFdO_jDu_zfbBi8XenfLJXDGeNwLCrRoa9EvCJhPVsMVOhuUpuuh1doLhpyeUQgB8LgDYuQtTtxr8ujsUF_BImrS0PY2MKk5eRgqKwiFgNJ4SqVjwnm5I/s320/DSCF0837.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434220336621137362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BiY9PRyTiKAnMtyxcJMbhEaVoBDkBbyJGDZEjfKXvCrz3In0OLzewy5_6zjzuCOc9pMULyssGZTeUnnmanjfSNxxPnf32bEED5-orUq4dX89ugWSHcFUvpaxQxsF6svTHKv4ARwPrrU/s1600-h/DSCF0845.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BiY9PRyTiKAnMtyxcJMbhEaVoBDkBbyJGDZEjfKXvCrz3In0OLzewy5_6zjzuCOc9pMULyssGZTeUnnmanjfSNxxPnf32bEED5-orUq4dX89ugWSHcFUvpaxQxsF6svTHKv4ARwPrrU/s320/DSCF0845.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434219561372698898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0owvfeneeGsfa7_eK8nSUzESc-gdVxz0wiZmLukUPD1JlKwSvZvcb32y-vmXLD0ov5351wcbfbt3aezysQXmNhaT3KQZreu6GSkC5n2-dKMs2yAdVL6c-Jxg5XJWhKevDpSqlm-2TyY/s1600-h/DSCF0849.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0owvfeneeGsfa7_eK8nSUzESc-gdVxz0wiZmLukUPD1JlKwSvZvcb32y-vmXLD0ov5351wcbfbt3aezysQXmNhaT3KQZreu6GSkC5n2-dKMs2yAdVL6c-Jxg5XJWhKevDpSqlm-2TyY/s320/DSCF0849.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434218997911833618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_xeh8uyISjf4LjWay0TUJxEm2qCxwNhY0Fe-oOfGEJeXNSt6wWIXOriWGJ9xqYo76HMj11KbGebpW_QtQQRhuFpASygo-Avzwg-ikoR5vZByn0XIvNbKAd2NtZyXW6uitReZHqJNOTc/s1600-h/DSCF0851.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_xeh8uyISjf4LjWay0TUJxEm2qCxwNhY0Fe-oOfGEJeXNSt6wWIXOriWGJ9xqYo76HMj11KbGebpW_QtQQRhuFpASygo-Avzwg-ikoR5vZByn0XIvNbKAd2NtZyXW6uitReZHqJNOTc/s320/DSCF0851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434218208566684738" border="0" /></a>El Bolson is hops capital of Patagonia... yummy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLcoB7s5lMvxzkQGgXQ_01kVyuPXGFzZkuPhiLfHikSkje9LeZ8osMPU4alT9Y_eVnN8eQhZ146Vcpb55_4qzTwrnSHO7N268BUO5qcICXMYkqOQeCySonwxllUBUFHJb-yoz2WCnN6U/s1600-h/DSCF0852.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLcoB7s5lMvxzkQGgXQ_01kVyuPXGFzZkuPhiLfHikSkje9LeZ8osMPU4alT9Y_eVnN8eQhZ146Vcpb55_4qzTwrnSHO7N268BUO5qcICXMYkqOQeCySonwxllUBUFHJb-yoz2WCnN6U/s320/DSCF0852.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434217307230275202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcj9y8q0xXrCUOm1L36jtZHbX1_Ariom3-iy9EMD4pMbqe-8YB4CiiQ0bDYwBH0RTiFPdNfmRO11HqKRvOc_9SUu3pxwsRHbSA2E3XH5bEqAJkJvZqalLNFRJr7MfdJHOud931vWwXyaU/s1600-h/DSCF0856.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcj9y8q0xXrCUOm1L36jtZHbX1_Ariom3-iy9EMD4pMbqe-8YB4CiiQ0bDYwBH0RTiFPdNfmRO11HqKRvOc_9SUu3pxwsRHbSA2E3XH5bEqAJkJvZqalLNFRJr7MfdJHOud931vWwXyaU/s320/DSCF0856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434216957772683090" border="0" /></a>A REALLY delicious Belgium waffle.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCqa9MMIDr_jehot3wtUE_gUTwI7XenfdmmM4H4lLO7Z3RG8-qNib1M6D1oEDAHKzQ_raEOmSPdw1MkxVkDJJixunhr2fjGRwu_-mAllxgupQ_IccvevdNNVckLRRIC1ENRJJ4gdwicg/s1600-h/DSCF0864.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCqa9MMIDr_jehot3wtUE_gUTwI7XenfdmmM4H4lLO7Z3RG8-qNib1M6D1oEDAHKzQ_raEOmSPdw1MkxVkDJJixunhr2fjGRwu_-mAllxgupQ_IccvevdNNVckLRRIC1ENRJJ4gdwicg/s320/DSCF0864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434216471125863826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSgn-2w3GhdBcDsT8SbcYTgEWzrDdDRtC7Pf3hyrvKLUNQFPsLS5jwsCILF3lsbKr7fsexfwqw8yFqqwruYqwDp8xvT_2YvvOGwWRN2VepUZM4hINee37c6ImP6vmNNCRYFTVOe6aj-E/s1600-h/DSCF0871.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSgn-2w3GhdBcDsT8SbcYTgEWzrDdDRtC7Pf3hyrvKLUNQFPsLS5jwsCILF3lsbKr7fsexfwqw8yFqqwruYqwDp8xvT_2YvvOGwWRN2VepUZM4hINee37c6ImP6vmNNCRYFTVOe6aj-E/s320/DSCF0871.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434215931249792866" border="0" /></a>A view from my backyard. No, really, a view from my backyard.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHUGC26E3XqrNrRitRcG0tijAwUQDtUajkVOydzYl1UzzMP2cirRDuYrN5yTAGG3-xTAAdQ0jZuzSOvDuwtjYqbKFNeNYD01fzaDJlolWBpi73GNOYYjVJDqr9ehTL88JQy5wrasoI5U/s1600-h/DSCF0873.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHUGC26E3XqrNrRitRcG0tijAwUQDtUajkVOydzYl1UzzMP2cirRDuYrN5yTAGG3-xTAAdQ0jZuzSOvDuwtjYqbKFNeNYD01fzaDJlolWBpi73GNOYYjVJDqr9ehTL88JQy5wrasoI5U/s320/DSCF0873.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434215327312711474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitS1BfdEs04iheOut-pk5acGcO_G4H98dmYxrAbwiVBGrtRjIyU_wwaMEsycZwCTnaSLmV3nAp_mQbw5Jw6A5l_q-JDfiBcpwWf6VTv3NwXLTpk7UAZ0ysFO8pRfgz_5ZpyZO1fEDEEjY/s1600-h/DSCF0876.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitS1BfdEs04iheOut-pk5acGcO_G4H98dmYxrAbwiVBGrtRjIyU_wwaMEsycZwCTnaSLmV3nAp_mQbw5Jw6A5l_q-JDfiBcpwWf6VTv3NwXLTpk7UAZ0ysFO8pRfgz_5ZpyZO1fEDEEjY/s320/DSCF0876.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434214961809425810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlg-25KgX_I4CjzPhAQSdAYrwK_VJRqMu3zJMnc7RuWCxIv0_sk6TNWKfeko0KxyQ9nPmppr6GOQt6xItfT0XfxK2lk7lMcCXLLfSnMuzRCVNf5qihMr6aUbwXSbgwmnB5CQi8wtJyYSw/s1600-h/DSCF0880.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlg-25KgX_I4CjzPhAQSdAYrwK_VJRqMu3zJMnc7RuWCxIv0_sk6TNWKfeko0KxyQ9nPmppr6GOQt6xItfT0XfxK2lk7lMcCXLLfSnMuzRCVNf5qihMr6aUbwXSbgwmnB5CQi8wtJyYSw/s320/DSCF0880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434213992009372418" border="0" /></a><br />Some kind of freaky sculpture dedicated to the crazy free-spirited hippies that founded this beautiful town. My gratitude to them. Remind me to tell you the story about the "energy mountain" one day when I have a better internet connection...Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-35467658598991469972010-02-02T17:51:00.000-08:002010-02-05T12:44:02.734-08:00Mendoza<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEGPhEvYvMd-E8B1Fwt4AzNVenoMmCwfcd9n84o_r4U8J6l2RklyfRLe3xDvoxepJmufomGH5XSgteBb7zqubbx-h-aH-OI5yMsEiHyN1OhrWMis0O9dDm8FSIG5sSzQYgeGen7cIq-I/s1600-h/DSCF0595.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEGPhEvYvMd-E8B1Fwt4AzNVenoMmCwfcd9n84o_r4U8J6l2RklyfRLe3xDvoxepJmufomGH5XSgteBb7zqubbx-h-aH-OI5yMsEiHyN1OhrWMis0O9dDm8FSIG5sSzQYgeGen7cIq-I/s320/DSCF0595.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434212824369841618" border="0" /></a>When I first glimpsed Mendoza, it was a hazy dawn and from the window of the bus the sierras (mountains featured above) appeared weightless floating mid air... all you could see were snow-capped peaks jutting into the sky. For a split second (mind you I´d hardly slept even an hour on the 13 hour overnight bus ride, so my mind´s perception might have been a bit skewed, who´s to say) I thought I was looking out onto the Hallelujah Mountains of Pandora.<br /><br />Ok, maybe not Pandora but still. I fell hard into some kind of love-entanglement with this city/province. Perhaps I´ve just been seduced by the wine bodegas and unadulterated country side, but I was meant to live here in another life... or perhaps just later down the road in this one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2J-Mu1de5SGSxnrCTx3HdgvReM66JuaWKWvavWLp6NAzBELNNite1-Hv3DkTE6MN8_lBiN5HPAAcVZQY5Spgo_XNszL7SOpi_4cQT5LX1VIwQ9pM5nUj2Uo_upWsvVrQ0cbd-kZJp4k/s1600-h/DSCF0606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2J-Mu1de5SGSxnrCTx3HdgvReM66JuaWKWvavWLp6NAzBELNNite1-Hv3DkTE6MN8_lBiN5HPAAcVZQY5Spgo_XNszL7SOpi_4cQT5LX1VIwQ9pM5nUj2Uo_upWsvVrQ0cbd-kZJp4k/s320/DSCF0606.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434212102919754658" border="0" /></a>Potable water from the Aconcagua River. I´ve never tasted such delicious water in my life. It feeds from the snow melting off the Aconcagua Mountain and surrounding peaks as well. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjuQfAL-eWaBKFAIEJnrOOVygi3OypYQj7fKrxukzAhDF1IP4xZH2v-yWTzEuueZrx5jYE2ZcO50dgwE7r4UB8P7z6lCrkGw57Q_5GFRyCJL_ubAJdGa489IcDd-cYNuaflzZ7r3qKCs/s1600-h/DSCF0611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjuQfAL-eWaBKFAIEJnrOOVygi3OypYQj7fKrxukzAhDF1IP4xZH2v-yWTzEuueZrx5jYE2ZcO50dgwE7r4UB8P7z6lCrkGw57Q_5GFRyCJL_ubAJdGa489IcDd-cYNuaflzZ7r3qKCs/s320/DSCF0611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434210880153962002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEA-0Bi5rJG1cvwabV5GTex7IwKwqSkS7aIiK2t5yaZ6q4xD_2igGSLfU7pGU7lPE7SOlTWEWbEOzFDKOnmAq0izU4R0XnkD_p5hGmsXDvahbOWZCnM2zxOWMwWuxZxgVga6mAmVeAi8/s1600-h/DSCF0612.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEA-0Bi5rJG1cvwabV5GTex7IwKwqSkS7aIiK2t5yaZ6q4xD_2igGSLfU7pGU7lPE7SOlTWEWbEOzFDKOnmAq0izU4R0XnkD_p5hGmsXDvahbOWZCnM2zxOWMwWuxZxgVga6mAmVeAi8/s320/DSCF0612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434208714742400962" border="0" /></a>Apparently this is supposed to resemble the figure of a pregnant mummy. There were lots of shapes to sight in the mountains (Frankenstein, a woman´s face, panthers...) apparently but this was the only one I could make out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXXAZbSrrlONhAh5rhyphenhyphenrFwBDumtC3Of3EnvA5WPcPADm3ftp9UzSLh2jPcJvZgAUY8E5-8BOMjVFD_0BeyK6QAGQvU8tlTYeqdpLGHiKgpR1GLnoOewQKmlEc-enInyBFEObf94GWPNo/s1600-h/DSCF0626.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXXAZbSrrlONhAh5rhyphenhyphenrFwBDumtC3Of3EnvA5WPcPADm3ftp9UzSLh2jPcJvZgAUY8E5-8BOMjVFD_0BeyK6QAGQvU8tlTYeqdpLGHiKgpR1GLnoOewQKmlEc-enInyBFEObf94GWPNo/s320/DSCF0626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434207941761839874" border="0" /></a>Puente del Inca, once a spa retreate with sulfuric hot springs but since abandoned after a devastating earthquake compromised its stability. Visitors are still allowed to view the ruins. I wish the colors had turned out a bit better in this photo... some of the most brilliantly putrid looking yellows and organges you could ever see.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-9zRk6Z_WQVBFabuNrU6wT-xbxg5-33W9IZCefXMl38l9OYMiB3-VGcsabAZY0m2eDXeB-xMMABPZnNKoQCmtTAV0SS7DUadAjn4Oqy9Z3xCdbYJ7tRb0MIsZKlWpqBSvUStPKOYKIY/s1600-h/DSCF0616.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-9zRk6Z_WQVBFabuNrU6wT-xbxg5-33W9IZCefXMl38l9OYMiB3-VGcsabAZY0m2eDXeB-xMMABPZnNKoQCmtTAV0SS7DUadAjn4Oqy9Z3xCdbYJ7tRb0MIsZKlWpqBSvUStPKOYKIY/s320/DSCF0616.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434207227145267442" border="0" /></a>Volcano Tupungato in the distance. Still active and rising every year due to the tectonic activity in the region.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHTZsELbGO_OytU4YqrMR2BGNJCKxwFEfA4ZCBb_tFuyon84qAX2hnI4AiSfW8w5IlC9JZTh91k2emAfxGZZm8u1zpRrUlBUQZb0Jikf-SKalac-RAvG_wWfCDdBzv_w50CSNJXC3jHk/s1600-h/DSCF0645.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHTZsELbGO_OytU4YqrMR2BGNJCKxwFEfA4ZCBb_tFuyon84qAX2hnI4AiSfW8w5IlC9JZTh91k2emAfxGZZm8u1zpRrUlBUQZb0Jikf-SKalac-RAvG_wWfCDdBzv_w50CSNJXC3jHk/s320/DSCF0645.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434206299301404754" border="0" /></a>Aconcagua National Park. Left just a sliver of my heart here I think...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPl5UKQTntb4RuZ_RlF3o_RM12094ddWUrKBn33A3y0SXmCwWnSCG2ieJmUUGNudP9-lntBjzwc15eXWBkQqLCVegEg5rNLimtirQi_eqP6HP38MS-Rje_6oroXGJP3n4TVoz62ZtRek/s1600-h/DSCF0649.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikPl5UKQTntb4RuZ_RlF3o_RM12094ddWUrKBn33A3y0SXmCwWnSCG2ieJmUUGNudP9-lntBjzwc15eXWBkQqLCVegEg5rNLimtirQi_eqP6HP38MS-Rje_6oroXGJP3n4TVoz62ZtRek/s320/DSCF0649.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434205394524423746" border="0" /></a>The Aconcagua Mountain covered by clouds. After the Himalayan mountain range, this is the tallest mountain in the WORLD, yet it gets little to no acknowledgement I feel. 21 days trek to reach the highest peak if you are an experienced mountain climber.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosVrnN04VDEXd6hv-iUmUZsIVHRZjVBZv4SbfPR1wg9Y5tJcO6vPwznYtGcEZ4z3WRz4rv4xUFJLxK2U33RKg2wFdvHm5bbFOPG_Qp-vmjpB0yOHfHZDM-R7ifcSL2P4GQ84cj1UU5sA/s1600-h/DSCF0661.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosVrnN04VDEXd6hv-iUmUZsIVHRZjVBZv4SbfPR1wg9Y5tJcO6vPwznYtGcEZ4z3WRz4rv4xUFJLxK2U33RKg2wFdvHm5bbFOPG_Qp-vmjpB0yOHfHZDM-R7ifcSL2P4GQ84cj1UU5sA/s320/DSCF0661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434204712735691250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5e0ECFYGn6_FdQzhWkvJKQh-mY7Cme-1a7UL5haSzaxmUKLwVsTN7vJcO-K6Jie3i0kjfJj6gM5EM79oyuD8zJ3gXbeBz2AY_vB6weagqVbQ6wE4wF6Jli_hjuzBosxw6NhAmlTx-eU/s1600-h/DSCF0669.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5e0ECFYGn6_FdQzhWkvJKQh-mY7Cme-1a7UL5haSzaxmUKLwVsTN7vJcO-K6Jie3i0kjfJj6gM5EM79oyuD8zJ3gXbeBz2AY_vB6weagqVbQ6wE4wF6Jli_hjuzBosxw6NhAmlTx-eU/s320/DSCF0669.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434203386952114578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-zyaJXv1Dyt8w75PTO_EhjPxz_BpB97mlwo0PccU52WM3ej377kZTJPbn_3zTVMVfafkzcruqN66W6KhIOwbA1Ms1rZnvbd5JTm3ME2Uo6H-OuBwJKhVCv3L0UfjQji3TOZoMEDHB6Q/s1600-h/DSCF0675.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-zyaJXv1Dyt8w75PTO_EhjPxz_BpB97mlwo0PccU52WM3ej377kZTJPbn_3zTVMVfafkzcruqN66W6KhIOwbA1Ms1rZnvbd5JTm3ME2Uo6H-OuBwJKhVCv3L0UfjQji3TOZoMEDHB6Q/s320/DSCF0675.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434202401120935362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUlK9n-JjFHYPtNWy_xXj0hQ9JY8OXKRpuNN23oh_bLihriR_uBYL2uRzx7f49x5JjpZ9gsq9jIsC_0mXpZLmK0iOPgUrGku6I9n5qF1QmtBhWLQJrBHHnpIBOx2gFA2kt4IClQCfAXA/s1600-h/DSCF0681.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUlK9n-JjFHYPtNWy_xXj0hQ9JY8OXKRpuNN23oh_bLihriR_uBYL2uRzx7f49x5JjpZ9gsq9jIsC_0mXpZLmK0iOPgUrGku6I9n5qF1QmtBhWLQJrBHHnpIBOx2gFA2kt4IClQCfAXA/s320/DSCF0681.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434200113741865250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Not only does Mendoza claim the tallest mountain in all of South America in the Andean mountain range but it´s also wine country. Over 1000 bodegas surrounding the city but only about 90 are open to public tours and tastings. Also of interest to note, Mendoza is quite essentially a desert not to mention subject to horrendous hail storms annually (which destroys about 15% the yearly crop). Irrigation has transformed this entire region (for the better wine lovers must concur) into a new terrain able to support hectres of vinyards. Pretty incredible.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiGkSZ7EUR2MzonY2ARpv4VdlVu2xHoZMjUddLjv-Z1XywwTECinQ8TitxYrc1bhT4Q4pYmW7eimjrAIv47eM1CfVDiV6CO-m9bswilYERBa0J2VXCbZLUc5sksJaSdHEFZkhv2Bqo8Y/s1600-h/DSCF0692.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiGkSZ7EUR2MzonY2ARpv4VdlVu2xHoZMjUddLjv-Z1XywwTECinQ8TitxYrc1bhT4Q4pYmW7eimjrAIv47eM1CfVDiV6CO-m9bswilYERBa0J2VXCbZLUc5sksJaSdHEFZkhv2Bqo8Y/s320/DSCF0692.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433850139869290258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37wU7hfJBRTKua9tJVVRfuFmPdE57Wp2SG1HDiNmM-AvqUx6lWxs6AGVkkWbdTK2TR-Di1_3etHvpPhzQIeQii0EAV3FECts0TxrRhW56fA_f1vLJv4GHDkaKiB68RHffAfxglWE6v-Y/s1600-h/DSCF0702.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37wU7hfJBRTKua9tJVVRfuFmPdE57Wp2SG1HDiNmM-AvqUx6lWxs6AGVkkWbdTK2TR-Di1_3etHvpPhzQIeQii0EAV3FECts0TxrRhW56fA_f1vLJv4GHDkaKiB68RHffAfxglWE6v-Y/s320/DSCF0702.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433849477794018050" border="0" /></a>Once upon a time when fermentation vats were constructed from brick and morter, they sealed the inside with beeswax. Modern day vats, however, are metallic and do not require this, of course.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI9HB3kq5O5jatZIWxAFCfFWRl9G3tMDof5IWoG2JZUf5dpyk0155uFSYm8jsOut6wfKv34vYuGAUCvD3zUEjLw0VxjbeHMMSuvQdQB4kR8igIICJoWPZ9d3tI01XzVXW7sPNiZSrO2Y/s1600-h/DSCF0710.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI9HB3kq5O5jatZIWxAFCfFWRl9G3tMDof5IWoG2JZUf5dpyk0155uFSYm8jsOut6wfKv34vYuGAUCvD3zUEjLw0VxjbeHMMSuvQdQB4kR8igIICJoWPZ9d3tI01XzVXW7sPNiZSrO2Y/s320/DSCF0710.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433848801711296002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NXNrQkjttp9V5PvAMObRBhXDRN7jqKbNxVclzghBUhyWzkecUyuE7X1bt654NSLbZrr8a277Z1Ny32V20YxZLx5DHyaGQmDwRaMrDLUNwQFQYxQnklUr9Due_7R3r5kMH9TM8dBHhZQ/s1600-h/DSCF0716.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NXNrQkjttp9V5PvAMObRBhXDRN7jqKbNxVclzghBUhyWzkecUyuE7X1bt654NSLbZrr8a277Z1Ny32V20YxZLx5DHyaGQmDwRaMrDLUNwQFQYxQnklUr9Due_7R3r5kMH9TM8dBHhZQ/s320/DSCF0716.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433848007143032162" border="0" /></a>Profile of a vinyard and an idea of what I meant by the Hallelujah Mountains... though not quite the same.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb-z8J4xHG-FnmAuuz2WVZno9xYRtNJ_11ukicjjeaUKhRZqi3cM7umGenq4h5sxIuqPTPbWyDJZOy3ck4Yukv8puEw29bgHYtkx1tnqFz24syQ8tdFh_nUhTJcDS2k8aAlQyMA1JuSc/s1600-h/DSCF0721.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb-z8J4xHG-FnmAuuz2WVZno9xYRtNJ_11ukicjjeaUKhRZqi3cM7umGenq4h5sxIuqPTPbWyDJZOy3ck4Yukv8puEw29bgHYtkx1tnqFz24syQ8tdFh_nUhTJcDS2k8aAlQyMA1JuSc/s320/DSCF0721.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433846967322628946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey0JcpeqjTQx_WB8M8uDuKqRdaYEVHRbbBhs8J8LbYQapYl9ZYcmcVQDjDBO8sRbr-YuaQewQwrALorB2Kh63vv5ya88O4DqWBNct5FGoQCqTHLOFlJbEKWTh3g8P7yqGRlLbgOBNMi8/s1600-h/DSCF0733.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey0JcpeqjTQx_WB8M8uDuKqRdaYEVHRbbBhs8J8LbYQapYl9ZYcmcVQDjDBO8sRbr-YuaQewQwrALorB2Kh63vv5ya88O4DqWBNct5FGoQCqTHLOFlJbEKWTh3g8P7yqGRlLbgOBNMi8/s320/DSCF0733.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433845800895007698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8l9oxln2Mi7o7-UpTLFwfKojFW6vFQfHJ_Eb5fxQl1yT3exYanFtXOwOL5aD8uODSa9wAAS51i8NiVXEcAHEkCn8UWZXKSX3hDGZp0QSykP-Rlww4cQuszPSb6yV6AXqr8kbX2uD3fh8/s1600-h/DSCF0739.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8l9oxln2Mi7o7-UpTLFwfKojFW6vFQfHJ_Eb5fxQl1yT3exYanFtXOwOL5aD8uODSa9wAAS51i8NiVXEcAHEkCn8UWZXKSX3hDGZp0QSykP-Rlww4cQuszPSb6yV6AXqr8kbX2uD3fh8/s320/DSCF0739.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433844931358144882" border="0" /></a>We drank ALL this wine... did we? Hmph. Wish we could have tasted it all at least.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VMV2Mmej2RC5ziVEjtOz1PGrC2qaHbefo7qiKWF7ifCYTYHKeWPZd32eZQRljw0LRfnTuCDmpoVcneBqzRRE79ZhE8OU39tG_lXtq6PtFXEs8dxv-ilBrLsT1SBOS99be2Ty2INeLAg/s1600-h/DSCF0741.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VMV2Mmej2RC5ziVEjtOz1PGrC2qaHbefo7qiKWF7ifCYTYHKeWPZd32eZQRljw0LRfnTuCDmpoVcneBqzRRE79ZhE8OU39tG_lXtq6PtFXEs8dxv-ilBrLsT1SBOS99be2Ty2INeLAg/s320/DSCF0741.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433844100551238498" border="0" /></a>Not something you see everyday lying around in the States.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTwLlovXYJFbZZPLQTSIDq0rA8YnKMgAibM5hIHWP_0HshkCv1ACFKySaoQXTnO7mL8nn6Q07MJoT3mmMyV2s0VZLvLfJu0b4MWag2mZP7VpJUO2W0xZllM1XfzO5LgRnsy6FYsNvDjU/s1600-h/DSCF0742.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTwLlovXYJFbZZPLQTSIDq0rA8YnKMgAibM5hIHWP_0HshkCv1ACFKySaoQXTnO7mL8nn6Q07MJoT3mmMyV2s0VZLvLfJu0b4MWag2mZP7VpJUO2W0xZllM1XfzO5LgRnsy6FYsNvDjU/s320/DSCF0742.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433843371106535842" border="0" /></a>Homemade liquer made by a local Mendocino family. (What a cool family business!!!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72KGGzCnwdYkFDb-7P2JQ6Ko-LD_ucDQzGrwvry5YyKAwSAyG9wJA4JtA0kyLQda9wFnBE8Vko7lZShQjLaXo9z0kCyAAV0DshL1wli1y2j48QtUSvcbRbAzw4eJMIhWGhlknWigPqng/s1600-h/DSCF0764.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72KGGzCnwdYkFDb-7P2JQ6Ko-LD_ucDQzGrwvry5YyKAwSAyG9wJA4JtA0kyLQda9wFnBE8Vko7lZShQjLaXo9z0kCyAAV0DshL1wli1y2j48QtUSvcbRbAzw4eJMIhWGhlknWigPqng/s320/DSCF0764.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433842668911915554" border="0" /></a>Full moon rafting and bonfire dance party, our last night in Mendoza.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnzkqNgyFN4x62GzHTg5xETXjTASLtWKJ7OA459AqqCbTQSCUtUrV-8Xfo3qed9YsVjj_sSC8Mua6LIHfgq6L1JwjC_4ZZvTBADhL9us51M5DnzCLJ3-39W8a2FR7Qqd0thB-8CNN2Io/s1600-h/DSCF0756.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnzkqNgyFN4x62GzHTg5xETXjTASLtWKJ7OA459AqqCbTQSCUtUrV-8Xfo3qed9YsVjj_sSC8Mua6LIHfgq6L1JwjC_4ZZvTBADhL9us51M5DnzCLJ3-39W8a2FR7Qqd0thB-8CNN2Io/s320/DSCF0756.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433842038356331426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMmW7lz1N77KD2cw1cV-B8mvcjtJe5HojrS-pO02ikGRB6TjCDUy9hJEBH8beYfRULpbzJWLebRVhS0CwDg_sUpDsttmtlok5eCpY-v8Se_FuCzByCrjxkjrryLYZKbtGYyR5ukUDwBA/s1600-h/DSCF0792.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMmW7lz1N77KD2cw1cV-B8mvcjtJe5HojrS-pO02ikGRB6TjCDUy9hJEBH8beYfRULpbzJWLebRVhS0CwDg_sUpDsttmtlok5eCpY-v8Se_FuCzByCrjxkjrryLYZKbtGYyR5ukUDwBA/s320/DSCF0792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433839986535439330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMHuYL6L-sDZlgIUySLhVeYSMq1hTdO4TSML_SQL01RhpH6HPzH2c7RRfEkdBO56EG3WQDt1dSYYNNfn54RxAS6S1VqZ5ZF-0OVtWyuSDS_3BkU4gC9HHk4TkbzwDv2BcaQxll0ZjaYY/s1600-h/DSCF0798.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJMHuYL6L-sDZlgIUySLhVeYSMq1hTdO4TSML_SQL01RhpH6HPzH2c7RRfEkdBO56EG3WQDt1dSYYNNfn54RxAS6S1VqZ5ZF-0OVtWyuSDS_3BkU4gC9HHk4TkbzwDv2BcaQxll0ZjaYY/s320/DSCF0798.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433839180592581218" border="0" /></a>Poi dancer to entertain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbvwxwJtnOtdH9YBXSi-q5oxCm83sI3LZNRRbNbNvDvKF1bC89WZjKEqvKPuFjP8rrWWQ9UvtO-DBEVEH3DXrp7wxq16BI92RnlzJaGIyN0DG17sSAhbf5bRN8KLfCKRp7_LGZz4vH_s/s1600-h/DSCF0812.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbvwxwJtnOtdH9YBXSi-q5oxCm83sI3LZNRRbNbNvDvKF1bC89WZjKEqvKPuFjP8rrWWQ9UvtO-DBEVEH3DXrp7wxq16BI92RnlzJaGIyN0DG17sSAhbf5bRN8KLfCKRp7_LGZz4vH_s/s320/DSCF0812.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433834257995339010" border="0" /></a>Plaza Independencia, town center.Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-3986205318483006462010-01-26T12:36:00.000-08:002010-01-26T13:01:09.325-08:00Last days in Buenos AiresSo Andrea and I are finally moving on from la Capital Federal. It´s been a fantastic adventure and especially enjoyable having visitors stay with us. I don´t think I will loose my way in this city if I ever have the chance to return; surely by now we can be considered honorary Porteñas. We´ve cheered at soccer matches, know the markets of Recoleta and San Telmo backwards and forwards, devoured more than our fair share of chocolate mousse torte, mastered the bus system, found our favorite bars, danced the drum circles to shame, and acquired decent enough porteño accents. Time to try something new? Yes.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Now we are off to explore wine country (Mendoza), the glaciers (Calafate and Ushuaia), and the lake district (Bariloche) before crossing into Chile to begin farming again... yeah remember that´s why we set off on this adventure to begin with? I hardly do at this point. </div><br /><div>Also, just fyi, I have updated 3 new posts including new photos of Iguazu Falls. You should check all of them out. It´s been quite a trip. </div><div> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431154500800053730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSntxxHhDjiZ9u_RINODtoYqUanNXqSJRuvhgYS5H2uFdHlcDVPkzVMF4xvLmsWC8uAbrtox3SgEuD9y6Kwg3wkr0kJEM4rY02ELnHr5zU5BTDHetgC6zmKP08PvBzBP1wUCjzu_MufQ/s320/DSCF0468.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431152083820066338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vS1kUp9IzpjTT_LMcQAFV2QNOdGta3MkeDOMgBI-tOCN24mX6fzdQb_pMqj9KZVndz3kg-hykR9QNJhyphenhyphenfk_sEyejrAFn35kHPu9pjNUNONcylwgGetT77yKBDGwVFlagXvqSbSUo7HE/s320/DSCF0465.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><div>Some freaky kind of creature we found in the park. I thought it was cool.<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431152592074965122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwD8K2WEKISsRduQevD-Fn_YeWh3Fu9dVTYwgOR2daBGroWLsAISCEgU9cWDAkPgOB7pRMA8ZNtc4thOruyTmQ-5E6YB4LmZPPQej6vCXLpKH4PmtqYtEvbBKRkpuihuBv-lxq_RZnl3s/s320/DSCF0475.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431152877090225218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkQE79p1KGGbtVuAglxUMxIw5c5DY91tv0WVQ0A__Eu6n_3E3EqtshgUs41pBPcqzn9fXoNQlwgP6YGHBXVxCZQRCYZz1qlw34slZGGsv6u5bZJXUl0dybkyWEaas0YrV25Xb98Ix0lc/s320/DSCF0481.jpg" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431153155679811874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvey3kGlby0QH6cFD5vnwtR_XqmF3gHZP4kJfxdmvadX7YOpzqpSGF361PGpDbURe5FshRcn0w0h3L5CDCnr0u5CrDMORzS3geQmn07uapF61DGEyW0HY36ODzJ75V8y662VA4s2tEPI/s320/DSCF0484.jpg" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431153568418758658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSY89q9qDzdYgEARbhUr5BbebfcCYwRuCzmj77ZHR1lML2sQeGme4FvHSrKsSVfJdqjUKenxpHQURaeCeSphUiwLtiaP5K0_4IAyjrU700imSIBqdWh8whzXcKcqWlh62aalER5nDjxM/s320/DSCF0486.jpg" border="0" />Delicious provoleta cheese at Restaurante Norte.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431154847161598338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttIH60J4nyC1DZKYtX_nCkQiBlUKXEDwwmOJh_rr3vTvawj55DIgC_fYWTVbhF7qhviUyXFXpgRLvOYd7bv2o8dgrtzDRGDaVQUDvQuR58V4yZNvwIBeyMcHSufy59Hr2CLpQUg1oWOs/s320/DSCF0488.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div>A pretty good steak in Buenos Aires, also at Restaurante Norte. My favorite was actually from this rinky-dink, no-name, hole-in-the-wall place, though. (Thanks to Tio Coco for that lunch!)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431155813118730082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbTY8_vAbLUGPThVbHi9PRA5hQDrtlrr9cPnSEwdpp6cdFusY0hhxYqWxdCJ0KW6AuO1NlDqkZAfwp5SbQaRqhP5Yqb4HiM8e5Y1jxvAAr9xX1NRxAUjQqDzgxMgmsvacclU_s_lKri4/s320/DSCF0497.jpg" border="0" /><br />Argentino Juniors stadium in Paternal where we lived with Tio Coco. This was where we watched Argentino Juniors kick Hucucan´s sorry butts. 5-1 Eat your hearts out Hurucan!!!Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-31565350046871037632010-01-26T12:21:00.000-08:002010-01-26T12:36:37.830-08:00Rosario, the "hidden jewel of Argentina" -Claire Weaver<div><div><div>We passed through this sweet little town, Rosario, five hours between Córdoba and Buenos Aires each respectively. It´s known as the cleanest city in Argentina... or at least fast becoming the cleanest city. It´s a beautiful town and you can easily take a ferry to river-island-beaches. I wish we had staid longer actually but we only had one rainy afternoon to see the town. Also, Ernesto "Che" Guevara lived here (though he was born in Córdoba I believe?). We tried knocking on his door but no one answered.</div><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431147210307209378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHBMHzkskUAq4KUSo3AsH6DWYZ3UxjsBL6poBa5Re_fRRgo9wzJqQMAjXkGedfm75Q24wXaTwiXMf_1ZG4wCZWz60cm3Yv5R5TFuk2lcuIoUi5BAS4DBFLMaIkIUYAZPb6NoQ4twfSig/s320/DSCF0422.jpg" border="0" />This is the train station at 6 AM.</div></div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431147814473741378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_nZ_PSn8TiIFxn_dXEoQuZMLXziCpozQdI39HN6x2cPJaJ7LkCSnjqaIGD2q7wOIPKvJhDvI-C-ozFdYwIkzQVEX0xvfwzmEANGrmMKBTrHKruDe_BKFAOebVLRF2aCCaaON6CLCAaQ/s320/DSCF0433.jpg" border="0" />A monument to the national flag of Argentina. We eventually took refuge here from the rain while we waited to leave for Buenos Aires on the night bus.</div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431148312865250802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_3dmBHtcYQl47T3L138FSIuVo1UGZ0kEmyuaBpOLrRCPoilaxmZW4754fOHqb6blYEmTZiXBIpdyE5QBiG1hetK8teO6Xs7Ria3cDeHPViUiPh_ikMb_Ou6aXjmVG_2na8b2TMSB3-QI/s320/DSCF0440.jpg" border="0" />A VERY wide river...</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431148900010628402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDiqcvB_nry4lklaZ_krIilaTvCjTYreIJcuhQUMLlItXKoH0B90E6HueRZ6WguSHaUWdnuVMp5fySyaIJ3jvqo6ps61US5co0Oe-Ptu0gYC1SULvEHu8tndZ4H1eXkvRWqki-ycKFl0/s320/DSCF0457.jpg" border="0" />Maybe it´s hard to tell?<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431149185550401906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G78pw0xrneasRVLnEYsA8HylSxtJSD5uOEtdqO3P4K368h5zeKX3A2iYLb3l8zXfqOl3tDrUKaFvglqUc5eUfztx_xJdjV_N_RbOhllilhndOGpU1ihvuYKiJasWbTi7df3lnxstHH8/s320/DSCF0460.jpg" border="0" /></p></div></div>Knocking on Che´s door. No response.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431149606205505938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZyUXKSZ-ilqtYxy7LCN2cNw-Pe5wYFF6wLlDokvBmo2shwnH8BGCoDZEYhFPtuYbkaWuNa7pWjN4_X8RoRfXi7C_5ZFluVGJ-aP9NtsP07S_WVQHvztjyMkg29pYgn7UCLaScs1AQag/s320/DSCF0459.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p>Downtown Rosario in a hurry, trying to not be run over.</p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-68477211103441207112010-01-26T11:42:00.001-08:002010-01-26T12:20:30.311-08:00Córdoba and the SierrasFirst of all I have to say thank you to our hosts, Cristian and his mom Monica, for not only putting up with Andrea and I for an entire week but for showing us a grand time in their beloved city. Córdoba is to Argentina what Austin is to Texas... only greener and more delicious. It´s very much a college town (this is where everyone studies abroad from the US) but it has its own rhythm as well. It´s a decent sized city surrounded by rivers and mountains, so plenty of outdoor excursions to entertain. The alfajores are the delicious part to which I refer- cookies sandwiching fillings of dulce de leche, membrillo, pear, etc... sometimes covered in chocolate, sometimes smathered with suger and coconut shavings... decadent as hell and the reason foreigners gain a few kilos living here for any extended period of time. Córdoba is a famous argentine province for its exquisit selection of artesenal alfajores.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>I won´t lie. We had a fantastic time here speant mostly eating, watching Avatar (in 3D finally!!)multiple times, and being lazy by the rivers.<br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431137146544206786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HCYtr78PhOIb69ORVB8DludQ4gf9nVwgot486G_1wF_RqlytoObmQrRBCA3zQZV4qCxbimApMgJJymGD4iQQjLQPus92NN0jnfN03X5dcbGMB1YUpRTW2ebkXpk9FcwLOsw5Eb3-dBs/s320/DSCF0359.jpg" border="0" />This is a dam on the outskirts of Córdoba. The region is experiencing a pretty fierce drought though because there is hardly any water at the dam and the river around it is nearly dried up completely (at least in certain parts).<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431139664322165874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSHKirx2-c3qEHZO3_tk0LTreVxnipOp11HpwPkHmmFgZVKbhk-7MWx7Rm8R5GE9n2T2t3yWXJcj7Bl1hFls9LQXNoCKBcUEZNi-vNoE2aMBBar4Gjmeq3dTzHpeYaXcHDwhi-1QqqAw/s320/DSCF0379.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>We think this is a deliberate joke. Why else?<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431140393776904450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PPX9ItjMVEdpFVAchrXtxaQWkIvCYQHWVnBRGLckLFp1PImzWNdDArEyF_aRg3M4dOoSl9UVQlmYQAiQJUa59URJPu8EGy13mIBvI_PyqYAL-RPnfkRYKNVFxD87MkSo5-2fRx2c49A/s320/DSCF0383.jpg" border="0" /> The second of the three river spots Monica and Cristian took us to. When you swim in the water it looks like you´re swimming in a spilt treasure chest because of all the mica that glitters from the river bed. It´s quite dazzling really.</div></div></div></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431140853990358898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLY4sEDqXuJk_UTOgwPMJWhI7sXiSAfF1Fc99lvP09gkhsxRU5g8KmB9vw8V0xGrDm5MtO3KVebDPU5Zty0SPoltShss8ZiKpJNUKxj84hBGdhd7mCdEXUJO6NXILhiTAdjujlTO8Lt_4/s320/DSCF0385.jpg" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431142228554918354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeHOo7reLqRGxAT710vyZjIKe8MapJoZ1wpb_t97Pr4CS6pLRfYIXMv7T8a6srQroyO-ygtiL8oKuVjzVDFKOL9BXPaIS6-XeSnmdGJxdSpHaIaMWbRX-v-yPz1AdrY4UbSV5lnlhbg8/s320/DSCF0386.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431141583870688802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gj6lzlIipu8Ejp4yacSwRG3Yd1l9q7WkN9nbft73zK6ef7MbK_LiQLqQ7YveTipMqskSRLMJdf5cEH4lGirkCiLx5tmw7rCOG7aExOw8e1obHkC3bFPu8Fm9Jyd6y6iazppDmNsu6OE/s320/DSCF0389.jpg" border="0" /></div><p>Why did I put the same photo twice, I don´t know but blogger won´t let me delete it so oh well... This next one is Cristian´s art work though... (he´s actually a photographer unlike moi, hah).</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431143101817521858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIXV313XaR7CY9-6oFN7EPAD7vhnawCYJlSTLINqS10rsYX6yUt-T4Q1k1TYhdqKRFs4c84FuPj1gAQRYZt4nVKZn7gPUX7qe7CAUIPaMU6OsoNnfsDltJGIZgpzmad4RuR6gb-ney_U/s320/DSCF0391.jpg" border="0" /></p></div></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431143690080352034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgpEEPVP2z5xhVPu_TUi6ly-cPeXW9BxbT0c1HDV8VpEwKIg6rEKI9j1c8tLtG7p46prs02-D3QPCr6KlfdNruO7PN5f8XxZU33bvYL6uky8m9iAUScpP5sGz6oS9yLL0QIesYARLrCQ/s320/DSCF0396.jpg" border="0" />Our last river to visit the day we left. Sometimes Argentina reminds me an awful lot of Texas.</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431144208343078562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67XTPdTBnPJU9jV4iCCt784e2ALmx1w_c2rGn4Be3K0214Thavt-jdRNBcJh2wtv3cpTsUZQUAzDv7T4M8aRB_KYXoCI_TYw2CitQKTnykexQL1r5iMEFulxLDQKl2D8Alp762YL3-2M/s320/DSCF0399.jpg" border="0" /></p></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431144761318250354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcqJoGtzydP_w3pY44zfd90TwTw0NKQFgHAU3iDK1SRTMXQyO-dZQodFai2Jx4eUlq2XVP2y00BTyJ_UNUxHn9KvebCDUqpZwNq6WpDNEyMWnHpJ6H_MxxL4Hh1_JpZqKZvNBfQND7Ko/s320/DSCF0408.jpg" border="0" />Not the greatest photo but I took it out the car window. This monument marks the center of the country. "Córdoba, el corazon de Argentina". I´d feel proud about that too if I were from here.Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-13883195804185333842010-01-23T11:18:00.000-08:002010-01-26T11:41:53.483-08:00Puerto Iguazu and the Iguazu Falls<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSO0ZUEERgIWXeBWwrdnXl-LydBrKUAJxvRD2Vvc2HzfzAZXOu8hoZUuYI_cYPk4Lmx8VINxV7WELopCF-cOyFn4fvxcTIlLvIjmkv97e43An6KNG-7EyBS1hk9iM1Vt08st43YpiSRq4/s1600-h/DSCF0336.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431131480738230034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSO0ZUEERgIWXeBWwrdnXl-LydBrKUAJxvRD2Vvc2HzfzAZXOu8hoZUuYI_cYPk4Lmx8VINxV7WELopCF-cOyFn4fvxcTIlLvIjmkv97e43An6KNG-7EyBS1hk9iM1Vt08st43YpiSRq4/s320/DSCF0336.jpg" border="0" /></a> Iguazu Falls are some of the most expansive cascades in the world. Only Victoria Falls beats them out as the longest running line of waterfalls becuase Iguazu is broken up into segments expanding from the northern edge of Argentina into the southern most region of Brazil. Unfortunately we did not see the Brazilian side of the falls but apparently the Argentinian side is cooler anyway... apparently.<br /><div><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431130872181186514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Mj385qGIHLwqfZ_r7Y_kHcL5X9ZHZYtFOD5Idi7BEgXu-sdMfRSDnlxy3dhAS6XdXW_kM-ogV3DJpYg-ohX9vsm2UJtA6s8xx1aT5iRhI9sscpv1qJlaSAveaIU92Er7FFNPqES4M3Y/s320/DSCF0338.jpg" border="0" />Iguazu Falls, or Las Cataratas de Iguazu, are located in the eastern corner of the northern province of Missiones. Cabeza de Vaca was the first European to explore the region in 1541 but the land surrounding the falls had been home to the Guarani tribe long before the Spanish conquistadores invaded.<br /><div><div>The Guarani´s romantic myth about the creation of las Cataratas de Iguazu tells a story about young Naipi and her lover Taroba who attempt to flee their home via canoe down the Iguazu River in order to escape Naipi´s impending marriage to one of the tribal gods. The god, however, was not outsmarted by mere mortals (they should have seen that one coming perhaps?). As the myth goes, he catches them somewhere along the river and in order to stop them causes the earth to shake, breaking the river apart. As the two fall down the new falls in their canoe, the beautiful Naipi is caught in a stone and transformed into a tree that still hangs in the middle of the falls today. Her lover unfortunately falls to his doom in the lower river and is transformed into a boulder, forever fated to look up and see his beloved dangling from the waterfall but never to be reunited.<br /></div><div>Sigh, how tragic... yet spectacular.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKA9GNs9KPnK7RjsueznJv2kvcs7rV37cZTkDTFIFVs-m5CXg_VgFQNbsbQjvHoA2HqmGuVAjwC2ehXXyM17fOHGZIo-bvtEv4TEEBqCTzrhyphenhyphenVp9fS3ZmjUNM0HOshEkdvVcVYPaOL5Y/s1600-h/DSCF0329.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430022526265271058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKA9GNs9KPnK7RjsueznJv2kvcs7rV37cZTkDTFIFVs-m5CXg_VgFQNbsbQjvHoA2HqmGuVAjwC2ehXXyM17fOHGZIo-bvtEv4TEEBqCTzrhyphenhyphenVp9fS3ZmjUNM0HOshEkdvVcVYPaOL5Y/s320/DSCF0329.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a far-away view of La Garganta del Diablo (Devil´s Throat), the most impressive of the falls on the Argentinian side, or so they say. I like to refer to this one as Charybdis though because it reminds me of the whirlpool moster from the Odessey. Seems calm enough here, right?</div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431130404999371282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-ndcGGpreRCFQ_LUiUZJ3mA6d96T6qsu6NNY_XwguawkaS9zfC8WimKtkOibnoMbhE8K0kzp6Iw6EKoJIr-tektrsxU_I_2_RYWOKnQkaVwDj3n1TTyTsAQmlfdHnWSaOWVaP2HNgrM/s320/DSCF0330.jpg" border="0" /> What about now? </div><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431080399513469666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NAt7pJeRds2m6a-L79Dqo06uObnVIpqly39vM3zD9TTzmnUwvq6Taj_AhJhuooL8aPV0iod5iAar0NESwTp8HRCX-9_M_eVsamdAth_ZiTYU9T8N6OwKEMNd5VN3S-U_24F95Qk8ikE/s320/DSCF0333.jpg" border="0" />More of La Garganta del Diablo... the long view.<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430021928931435042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsK-eNtsRYuzBPnVElf05vy4RiQVWTys52RDF2-56Q5uUm8L4YFqXQzDjf_1HLJF1NIicPuls0BQwxMiAaaWPZYS5HY7cl0UI5xpfSBacmIXlvsb3I98_z7ohdWkx3hr2RHoNKefTgpns/s320/DSCF0322.jpg" border="0" />There were swarms of butterflies and moths flying through the park. I even had several land on my hand... and stay there the majority of our hike through the catwalks.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrkC0eS5n7kIVwl_pnICzc7AMnPMB-yn0Pau0U2Cr1mSmyZ-ZiE2opqUl7aCsRhPdtt4-WX1szetF7iNd8q-4w0He51zX2cdO4_5oAViIPGoEpwyi34iC1ZfVhh7lwm8UbwN-80U6xJM/s1600-h/DSCF0312.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430021226482515794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrkC0eS5n7kIVwl_pnICzc7AMnPMB-yn0Pau0U2Cr1mSmyZ-ZiE2opqUl7aCsRhPdtt4-WX1szetF7iNd8q-4w0He51zX2cdO4_5oAViIPGoEpwyi34iC1ZfVhh7lwm8UbwN-80U6xJM/s320/DSCF0312.jpg" border="0" /></a>Sweet little coati (pronounced co-ah-tee). Apparently they might bite your hand off if you get too close feeding them. Also, you aren´t supposed to feed them to begin with (duh) but people do regardless. There are currently about 5 in rehabilitation at the local animal hospital because they were found on the park paths on the verge of death. Something about greasy, salty, sugary, over processed foods not being good for their wee-stomachs. Go figure?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8iLk4iWzCzteT0jvpf6b8X04v5LAIS6m4fdZykQ8m2W-OYYu2_hI80jfokx4VFjd4flHsBAyH-VFgT-_HSk4MBK50AoZgwfTV7uK1SUFfjUlj_w0U8ZjOcy0CIITlzT3svzH0aSBXJM/s1600-h/DSCF0302.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430020226909707714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8iLk4iWzCzteT0jvpf6b8X04v5LAIS6m4fdZykQ8m2W-OYYu2_hI80jfokx4VFjd4flHsBAyH-VFgT-_HSk4MBK50AoZgwfTV7uK1SUFfjUlj_w0U8ZjOcy0CIITlzT3svzH0aSBXJM/s320/DSCF0302.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431131957724887106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpG9J9f6Lto52ersUaNClVc1j8GNom_ginRWr3qyj9VQZBlYVJuFXwni0Lf28tvpvlYrjSfZ2Xa1ONjDCVKkZWQSd_3w5XgrYtGZN4RPHdWVfcdM6KgAiAjRQVnPFBJ9jNZ3qK9FD2K0/s320/DSCF0342.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>This is a photo from our boat tour... notice the red rubber in the corner of the photo...</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431134253398064354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8egrBicGni_neA-6g8zRGCNjJpgafdq9uu9jnFLPG9BTkICUuJaCPzXeYi4oSgvsebQMzWu2t9EseloKb5qe0VRgNeyXXNldpAmNOoYc8l7C9k3dZ3-3RDm_c1YSN028ACWX6Z7MWwXg/s320/DSCF0339.jpg" border="0" />Me on said boat...</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431135276744824050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGziu5UiZwK9kdQsREB5f82HysWTLEZeOYMi-b0YgFsqHYGVifmLtZT2C6dXbVRWXlpKumXsD21dXougtMcDDCLzp631L3uSuT93Qr4g8L9Y5wtdsvRUrQjBka-HOh4ycML1RJlmp8fJM/s320/DSCF0344.jpg" border="0" />We concluded our tour of the park with this boat ride. I took this photo just a few minutes before the captain steared us directly into what appears like a gentle cloud of mist but in actuality is violent surges of upchurned water as it hits to lower river. Yes, we were soaked and it was so worth it.</div>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549927256251994550.post-80041309304184956992010-01-20T20:02:00.000-08:002010-01-20T21:04:56.704-08:00Who the hell is Joaquin Sabina?<p>The pulse of the heart of latin american folk music beats steadily to the tune of thousands of ecstatic fans chanting "Ole ole ole ole, Joaquin, Joaquin". The man in the bowler hat who, staring wide-eyed and beaming into the faces of his adorers, tips the brim in humble salute and gesture of gratitude; perhaps the most sincerest thank-you a performer has ever bestowed his audience. You are there packed into the grandest stadium within Buenos Aires proper along with countless thousand other Portenos, beholding one of the most revered and respected musical geniuses of this time, and yet the distance and dimension is not estranging. You feel close to the music and the emotion and the man-- as if you were merely down at the local pub enjoying a round with your buddy, Joaquin, reminiscing those good ol' days singing your favorite songs.<br /></p><p>Flood lights focused on the stage, the crowd becomes a black mass, an abyss save for the twinkling of spots from lighters and flashlights raised in homage to the legend standing before them. They resemble patterns of dazzling constellations, as if Sabina were singing for the cosmos. Suddenly the light doubles back onto the masses to reveal the surge of fists pounding the air in unison, bodies jumping like sparks of static across the floor. An earthquake couldn't shake the columns and stands as fiercely as the passion exuded from this crowd.</p><p>If you cannot tell by now, I am in complete awe of this man and the performance he delivers. I had never seen an artist captivate an audience so completely and charismatically as I did tonight at Boca Stadium. <br />This is Joaquin Sabina.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(Oh, and by the way, we got in for free. hehe.)</p>Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05428893724805469124noreply@blogger.com0