Blogs from Atacama, Chile, South America - page 18

27th January We dropped people off of the bus in various towns in the early hours on the way to Copiapo, our destination near the desert coast. We arrived into a station and the bus attendant woke up passengers & told them that this was their stop and they got off. We hadn't been told this was our stop by the attendant and as there was no sign telling us where we were we assumed that it wasn't our stop so we stayed on the bus. After 1/2 hour of fueling up & some minor maintenance to the door the attendant was handing out breakfast boxes. He gave me a double take and said 'Copiapo' to me looking wide eyed. This was indeed our stop so we managed to get off just as the driver was ... read more

It was a strange but pleasant Christmas day this year. For one thing, waking up to the heat again first thing in the morning was both confusing and comforting. I had a smile on my lips before I had even opened my eyes as the realisation hit me - that´s right I WAS back in the southern hemisphere again! The destination for Christmas was San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. It is an oasis tourist town located in the Atacama desert, which is apparently the driest in the world. I would believe this claim. Much like any other Christmas, the day begins casually with the scent of festive spirit in the air and much preparation to be done. We were lucky enough to have met another two couples (Katherine and Julian, Liam and Anna) while travelling across ... read more

hello all just a quick message (no fotos) to let you know that I´m still alive and made it back from the class trip to Brazil all in one piece (just with a cold and an infected foot). I´ve got a few blog updates to put up (and lots and lots of pictures) but what with all of my host siblings being home for the holidays (five beds and six of us isn´t going terribly well i must say), me being sick, and me probablay moving in the next week, I´m not sure when the blog updates will be getting up. I hope you all had a wonderful christmas or happy various other holidays. A big huge thankyou and lots of hugs to Romey and the rest of my church family at Falmouth Church Of the ... read more

Only spent a day here. Got dropped off at the nearby Bahia Inglessa which is a nice little seaside resort, but the accomodation was a bit pricey, so jumped back in the cab to Caldera. Walked along the beach and saw Pelicans and Sea lions. Boucs managed to befriend a Chilean guy from Santiago and convinced him to come fishing with us. Went to another local beach nearby called Loretto - didn't catch any fish, but ate some wicken scallops! Went back into town to have some beers with Salvadore before he got his flight back to Santiago, then Boucs and I went for some fish and rice. Got back to the hostel for a little nap and woke up at 1.00AM! Still went out though and managed to get smashed in the 2 hours we ... read more

A few shots of the Feria (craft market) downtown, and the Teleton Carshow that was going on.... read more