Camping in the Elqui Valley


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February 11th 2009
Published: February 13th 2009
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James, Cami and I went for a three night camping trip at the campground that Abuela Mirna has in the valley with some friends of Cami's. We had lots of fun cooking, swimming in the pool, hanging out and goofing off!

On the last night they went to bed early in the other tents so Cami, James and I stayed up talking and joking around and stargazing. the amount of stars you see out there is incredible! and I saw three shooting stars!
While we were out looking at the stars we found out what the strange loud noise we had been hearing at night was.... we had a neighbor who was the most incredibly loud snorer I have ever heard!!!

Also in these pictures you will meet... PELUSA! probably the cutest little kitten you have ever seen! one of the cats here at the house in La Serena had a litter of kittens just after I got here, but doesnt take very good care of them. I have been helping care for the one that survived, and also took her to the vet because of a really bad eye infection... which needed to be treated three times a
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kittens sleep about a million hours a day... as you will see by the variety of pictures of Pelusa sleeping!
day, so she came camping with us (I was already supplementing her diet with kitten formula, so she switched to a full formula diet for a few days)


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empanadas...?!empanadas...?!
empanadas...?!

the first few burned... badly.
James and meJames and me
James and me

(note spiffy crochet hat!)
Cami the Jungle Explorer!Cami the Jungle Explorer!
Cami the Jungle Explorer!

we went clawing through the intense shrubbery to stick our feet in the nice cool river that runs alongside the campground
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Me Riverside

(note spiffy crochet hat!)
Angela, Cami and CarolaAngela, Cami and Carola
Angela, Cami and Carola

(note spiffy crochet hat! Carola has it on in this pic...)
poolpool
pool

Cami, Carola, Angela
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pool 2

Carola, Cami, Me, Angela
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Chicha makes new friends

(yup Chicha went camping too!)


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