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Santiago to La Serena
... shop with a very friendly owner who chatted to us while we waited for him to cook up a big box of chips which we took back to our room. The music from next door had stopped by the time we got back and we all went to bed wondering whether or not we should stay put for another day or drive on.
As it turned out we decided to drive on so we checked out. I noticed as I paid the cost of a triple room displayed on the board behind the reception was q lot less than ...
Cycling Serena
... She spoke only Spanish (and found Liam's broken Spanish hilarious), but was clearly delighted to see us; grinning and hugging herself when she saw us!
We searched through tourism flyers on the coffee table, and decided to rent some bikes and cycle 15km up the coast to a little town called Coquimbo. Upon leaving the hostel - which looked even more adorable in the sunshine, covered in flowers - we saw a little hummingbird in the front garden! We were absolutely delighted! ...
Wooden Buildings and Sea Wolves
The island of Chiloe, off the coast of Chile, is famous for its bizarre mythology about witches, goblins and mermaids, and its architecture, constructed almost entirely from wood. Some new buildings were being built when I was there, also from wood, to keep up the tradition. The highlights are the colourful "palafitos", buildings on stilts at the edge of the sea in the capital, ...
Jugdement on the Aviation Department in Peru
... Lima short half an hour the Red ramp Pickup showed up and brought me to stand 72.
Pre- Flight , Clearance was quick and Taxied via A to Holding 19 , where to TWR controller told they di not have an Chile Over Flight Clearance for me , why he cares its not his Airspace? , but Being Prep'd I'm reding him the number back and after the third attempt he finally got it, I had it included on my Flt, Plan under remarks but evidently it did not made it to the TWR , ...
Beside the Sea
... then we have an amazing fish lunch. Fish soup and freshly caught fish in batter, fresh salad and properly cooked chips. Yum!
I like markets and fresh produce but im a whimp when it comes to buying the stuff. I cant stand butchers especially if its a smelly one so after about 5 minutes standing in the fish market, I start to feel queasy.... although i did enjoy watching one of the woman disembowelling a fish and taking the fillet out. And she did ...
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