up up away

As I write this I am curled up in bed (at 9:00pm on a Friday nonetheless!) - I have a cough, sore throat and a pounding head...:( BUT... I have photos to share and an update on the trip to Colliguay with the family! We headed out Wednesday afternoon, and arrived after a VERY windy journey through the mountains towards Santiago. The 'cabin' was rustic to say the least! We spent the first hour or two, cleaning mouse poop off the beds! But it reminded me of home in a way, and from the start I was quite enchanted with the place. We made a fire, and homemade pizza - and spent the night playing Taboo (in Spanish!) and cards. I slept in 3 pairs of pants, 2 pairs of wool socks, a hat, and gloves all inside my snug mummy sleeping bag with a tiny air hole to breath! Brrrrrrrr! It was quite cold (and potentially a factor of why I am sick now...!). It was a really fun night though - in the morning, we made breakfast and went on a hike up into the hills where there were great views of the Andes, and lots of fresh air. Here are some photos!

 Carlos - in his infamous poncho!

 my bedroom

 for papasan:)

 the porch!

bee boxes

 random - caca de caballo...

the cabin

 our heating unit for the entire house...

 Ely, Carlos & I

 On a hike!

 the crew - Ryan, Carola, Jessica, Ely, Carlos, & Me

 view from the hike

el cemetario de Colliguay

I loved the cemetary we visited, and have many more photos of the cabin itself as well as from our night there at this link to my Picasa album; https://picasaweb.google.com/lindsay.c.keene/Colliguay?authuser=0&feat=directlink

This trip was one my favorite things I have done in Chile so far - and was an absolutely great trip during my last week of vacation! I returned home dirty, smelly and ready for a shower! The next few days will be spent packing, sorting and getting ready to go to Santiago for the end of my program and to pick Luke up at the airport!
Til next time...
lck