Posted by Lisa on September 13th, 2005 — Posted in Travel
Today we had a great beach day. As I said earlier, the sea was calmer and the wind was down, and we were able to swim. There was a ton of nasty seaweed in the water, and I had issues trying to swim. Cara and I attempted but the seaweed combined with the shelly bottom, made it too hard, so we used the pool to cool off. We were also able to fish in the ocean. Alan and Joel were the only ones to catch a fish today. We had a beautiful sunset tonight, and a wonderful meal that Lauren and Criss made- yummy kabobs!!! Some of the boys are planning on trying to catch some sharks tonight while the rest of us hang out and play games. As of right now we aren’t going to be evacuated but everyone is being pessimistic and saying we will be. I of course, will not believe it, and plan to get some great pics as the hurricane comes through.
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Posted by Lisa on September 13th, 2005 — Posted in Travel
Yesterday, the boys and Cara went fishing while the rest of us relaxed by the pool. They caught tons of fish and had a great time. They go to this spot that I would love to fish at, because they all caught lots of fish. Cara even caught something on her first cast. Criss apparently got bit by a fish. Afterwards, we all hung out at the pool, got tan/burnt and the boys had a cannon ball dash. Cara, Joel, and I fixed dinner last night. We had burgers and dogs, and taco salad. Joel also made these amazing clams in a garlic cream sauce. I never realized how much I liked clams until this weekend. The night befrore Al had made clams with a buttery crumb topping. Yummy! We then watched the Eagles get spanked, and Janets friends Joe and Stephanie came over to hang out with us. They’re staying down the street. The news on the hurricane is that it’s presently a tropical storm and coming towards us. They’ve evacuated Hatteras, hopefully we won’t be following. Hatteras is about an hour away. The earliest we would have to leave would be Wed morning. Today is looking to be a perfect beach day. The red flag is down is now we can swim, and it’s supposedly going to be sunny and in the 80s with hardly any wind. Joel has already made good use of the day, and has gone fishing in the waves. Unfortunately, no fish for him yet. More updates to come…
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Posted by Lisa on September 12th, 2005 — Posted in Travel
I meant to post this yesterday, so i’m writing it as if I did. Today, we were feeling some effects from the hurricane. The waves are gigantic. We all brought our beach chairs to the beach and were ready to sit out and relax in the sun. Unfortunately the wind was so strong that it was whipping sand at us, and the surf was roaring. We were all too afraid to go in for fear of the rip tides and all. Joel and Al did try to brave the waves, but alas, they weren’t able to last either. So instead, we went and relaxed by the pool all day. I’d say the temp was around 80 and it was partly cloudy. With the tall dunes and the fence around the property, the wind was basically blocked. We all got a ton of color. Hurricane wise, we were getting scared that we might face another evacuation, but it seems Ophelia may not force us to leave. We’ll see. Jan and Al made us an awesome dinner and afterward we all hung out and relaxed and enjoyed Joel’s keg contraption. Happy days!
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Posted by Lisa on September 10th, 2005 — Posted in Travel
Well, we made it. We’re here in Nags Head, having a blast. Of course, Hurricane Ophelia is circling around us, the winds are going at like 40mph. The weather isn’t supposed to be great for the week, but who cares. I’m here with my best friends having a blast, the only thing missing is Steve. Continuing our tradition of cool shirts, Janet and Alan made awesome ones for this year. Everyone is doing well, and Jaime is barely showing. Stay tuned for future Ophelia updates and more…
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Posted by Lisa on August 14th, 2005 — Posted in Travel
Today, was very foggy and cold in La Serena, so Steve and I decided to go on a road trip to the Elqui Valley. That’s one of the nice things about living here, you can drive a half hour out of town, and be in the sun. Once we got into the Andes, otherwise known as the Cordillera, to non gringos, it was a perfect day- sunny, blue skies and in the 70s. We drove through Vicuna, and up to Pisco Elqui. Pisco Elqui is 1,247 meters above sea level, on the steep southern slope of the Rio Claro canyon. The picturesque hillside village of Pisco Elqui boasts the best tourist infrastructure of any village in the area and a variety of activities varying from souvenir hunting in the artisans’ market to pisco tasting and horseback riding (per my moon handbook). Steve and I opted to walk around, shop and we went out to lunch. We went to this fabulous german run restaurant/hotel, El Tesoro de Elqui. We each got the chicken special- which was a chicken breast in a creamy orange, mango and tomato sauce. It was delicious. I looked for a recipe to post, but I haven’t been able to find one. The picture below with the pink flowers was the view from our table. I look forward to going back and spending the night in town, and going to a pisco tasting.
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Posted by Lisa on August 12th, 2005 — Posted in Travel
Today, my friends Joanna, Jeanel, Jenny, and I went to Caleta Los Hornos. Caleta Los Hornos is a small fishing village, about a half hour north of La Serena. It was misty and foggy here in La Serena, but in Los Hornos, it was a beautiful sunny day. Luckily for Jeanel and I, (who had forgotten shades) Joanna had some extras – Jenny is taking below pic, Jeanel is siting next to me and Joanna next to her. We went out to lunch at Entre Rocas, which is a wonderful little restaurant nestled in the rocks, overlooking the ocean. We sat outside and had a scrumptious lunch of fresh seafood. I, of course had a yummy pisco sour as well. It was nice to get away with the girls and relax. Hopefully we’ll continue these outings, and see more of the surrounding area.
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Posted by Lisa on August 7th, 2005 — Posted in Travel
fish heads fish heads, roly poly fish heads, fish heads fish heads eat them up yumm.
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Posted by Lisa on August 7th, 2005 — Posted in Travel
Well, hello! Today is my very first posting as a blogger, now you can know what’s happening with me here in Chile. This weekend, Steve and I went to Coquimbo to the mercado de pescados, the fish market. It was a big, stinky, very cool place. We didn’t buy anything, just walked around. They were selling all kinds of fish, sea urchins, octopus, and they even sell cups of raw fish for you to enjoy as you walk around. We weren’t that adventurous yet. The highlight for me was going out on the pier and seeing the sea lions, a family of 5. The fisherman were cleaning some of their fish there and throwing the sea lions the heads. There were also pelicans and seagulls vying for the fishermen’s attention. After the market, we drove around Coquimbo, which is a town nestled in the rocks along the sea. We then went to La Cruz del Tercer Milenio, the cross of the 3 millenniums, which is a monument to the third millennium of Christ on earth. It stands 93 meters tall, and we were able to go up to the arms of the cross and look over the surrounding area. There was a museum dedicated to Pope John Paul II, and we were able to see some of his possessions.
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