Posted in Chile on Jan 31st, 2009
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At church
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Chiloé – Working for penguins – Heating water – Wooden churches – Tranquility. (Map this!)
I first heard of Chiloé in 2001, when we were in Chile briefly visiting the Torres del Paine National Park. The more I heard about it, the more intrigued I became; Chiloé: the island of wooden churches, of a mix of the native Mapuche traditions and that of immigrant germanic ones, of self imposed isolation (they oppose the building of a bridge linking Chiloé to the mainland), of fabulously fresh seafood. When our friend Vinay decided to visit us for a few days, we decided it would be nice to spend them in Chiloé.
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Posted in Chile on Jan 29th, 2009
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Friendly Argentine Bikers.
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The Argentine bikers talked just a little too loudly and laughed a little too easily. They were driving across Argentina, to the Pacific coast near Concepción and back to the Pampas where they were from. When they weren’t bombarding us with rapid fire questions about our expedition, they had us doubled over with laughter with their jokes. Our Chilean host smiled politely, but never participated in the raucous conversation. Its always the quiet ones you have to watch out for, because if you’re not careful you might learn something from them.
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Posted in Chile on Jan 27th, 2009
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Good beer!
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Lock the door – Armed men – About a dairy – Gen. Pinochet – A friend from Europe
I always lock the door at night when I sleep. I feel vulnerable lying dormant, unaware of my surroundings, oblivious to the world. Bad shit happens at night, the robbers, thieves, and evil-doers take advantage of our sleepiness and our lessened ability to defend ourselves.
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Posted in Chile on Jan 26th, 2009
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FailBlog
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FailBlog – Being tall – First reaction. (Map this!)
We had been reading FailBlog, a humorous website that features various things that unintentionally go wrong. Reading these kinds of websites give us that superior feeling that allows us to laugh at other people’s misfortunes while complacently shaking our heads at how silly people can be. Until that is, something of a similar nature happens to us.
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Posted in Chile, Picture of the Day on Jan 18th, 2009
And food for the brain.
Vinay joined us today and brought all kinds of goodies. Indian snacks, which we have missed a lot…and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of them. And books. Good books in English are hard to find (understandably so) in Central and South America. The pitiable English section in most bookstores contains bestsellers and sometimes translations of the most famous Spanish authors. Now we have a supply that will last the trip. Thanks Fred, Ada, Lakshmi and Vinay!
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