A tale of the valley, the desert coast, a festival in the city, and a sunset

On August 24, 2008 by Steve With 0 Comments - Grandparents, PJ

 

It has been a busy last few days.  The rainy weather finally cleared and we have had wonderful weather since.  

 

On Wednesday, we traveled up into the valley to see the mountains covered in fresh snow.  There was more snow than we’ve ever seen. Despite the snow, we had a wonderful sunny lunch (70s!) outside at Miraflores restaurant in Pisco Elqui.  


Then on Thursday, we headed up along the coast to eat lunch at Entre Rocas in Caleta Hornos, a small fishing village north of La Serena.  Not only has the rain brought a huge amount of snow to the mountains, but it has also completely greened up the surrounding desert, which is now full of flowers.  I’m not sure if this qualifies as the ‘blooming desert’ but it does for me.  

 

 

Today, we walked (!!) to downtown La Serena to a festival that is part of the city’s 464th birthday celebration.  There were things for sale, food to eat, and dancing performances.  Afterward, we ate lunch at Donde El Guaton, a downtown favorite of ours.  

 

 

 

This evening, we watched a wonderful sunset, along with some nearby birds of prey.  And thanks to my new camera, and my Dad’s 300mm lens, I was able to photograph the green flash for the first time!!!

 

 

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Just Hanging Out with PJ

On August 23, 2008 by Steve With 0 Comments - PJ

The New (Old) Camera!

On August 18, 2008 by Steve With 0 Comments - Beach, Grandparents, PJ

Grandpa Margheim recently got himself a new camera and let me inherit his old camera, the Canon 300D digital SLR.  After years of point-and-shoot, it is good to be back in the world of the SLR, and I’ve been taking picture after picture of sweet pea and everything else.

 

We have mostly been hanging out at home, just enjoying our time with Penelope.  We went to the beach with Leyna dog on Friday (holiday!) before we ended up getting rained in all weekend with perhaps the worst storm we’ve had in our three years here.  It rained from overnight Friday until Sunday afternoon, and we even had thunder and lightning!  We had a great weekend nonetheless, being stuck inside with Penny is hardly a bad way to spend the weekend.  

Don’t forget the Leyna dog…

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IESA Book Sale

On August 16, 2008 by Lisa With 0 Comments - PJ

The charity group that I am a part of had a used book sale with proceeds going to Hogar Redes- the local orphanage.  Thanks to my Aunt Pat and to Mary Jane, my donations were numerous and very much appreciated.  We ended up raising close to $1700.  It was Penelope’s first trip downtown, and she slept the whole time. 

Grandma and Grandpa Margheim are here

On August 14, 2008 by Lisa With 0 Comments - Grandparents, PJ

Penelope was so excited today, her Grandma and Grandpa Margheim arrived.  Penelope is ready for 2 weeks of spoiling!!

 

On the Leyna front, she was also super excited that they’re here.  She’s already been up to the park, and they even brought her presents- 2 new frisbees!