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Maracaibo

Thursday, January 27th, 2005

27 Jan, 2005

Maracaibo. Unbearably hot. Somewhere in the 40’s…

Spanish fort
Spanish fort near Maracaibo

Injury at the beach

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005

26 Jan, 2005

Adicora, on the coast of Venezuela. Great town, with flamingoes nearby. Richard causes a delay in departure by spraining his ankle doing a Baywatch style entry into the warm Caribbean waters.

Stalking flamingoes
Jo stalking flamingoes with a camera

Exploring wineries in the Valley of Casablanca

Saturday, January 15th, 2005
15 Jan, 2005 Exploring wineries With Manuel, our chauffeur for the day.

Back in Santiago

Friday, January 14th, 2005
14 Jan, 2005 Back in Santiago. We spent the last week in Valle de Elqui, a valley running inland from La Serena. Ate yet more seafood at La Serena. One day vegetating on the beach did not go ... [Continue reading this entry]

Anniversary

Friday, January 7th, 2005
7 Jan, 2005 Celebrated our anniversary properly with a seafood banquet by the beach. Abalone, razor clams, crab, french fries, and some salad to balance the meal. Anniversary dinner Baked crab, razor clams with parmesan cheese, and abalone. ... [Continue reading this entry]

Fishing for weird animals in La Campana

Thursday, January 6th, 2005
6 Jan, 2005 Married 15 years today. Spent the day climbing over a thousand metres, and camped in the national park. We filled in part of our time trying to catch salamanders (or are they huge tadpoles? You ... [Continue reading this entry]

Sponsor child visit

Monday, January 3rd, 2005
3 Jan, 2005 Visited one of the children we sponsor through World Vision at the project site on the outskirts of Santiago. Karla Magda Szabanski may not be impressed if she knew her image was being used (probably without ... [Continue reading this entry]

New Year’s in Santiago

Saturday, January 1st, 2005
Ok, so this is not a very thrilling first post, but we just need to get our feet on this... 1 Jan, 2005 Excellent NYE party at the home of Manuel. His huge apartment was a great venue. In typical ... [Continue reading this entry]