Long time, no post! We’ve been quite busy. Ha! Never thought I’d say that – moving to Chile was partly about being a little less busy. Anyway, we’re settling into the routine of living here, and of autumn. Which isn’t entirely dull, but also isn’t that exciting – it involves all the usual stuff like falling leaves and conkers, plus more than occasionally Pacifically foggy mornings, some quite hot afternoons, some slightly chilly evenings, and blankets.. Oh, and colds and stomach bugs. We’ve been away for the last couple of weekends, so we’re actually looking forward to a weekend at home, with a Saturday trip to the feria, and then pottering around getting the flat ready for winter. You see, our flat is pretty modern, but it doesn’t have central heating. Because Chile isn’t cold. Apparently. We thought it had double glazing, but it’s not double glazing as we knew it. And while the sun streams in in the mornings, we’ve come to realise that autumn mornings = chilly fog. So we’re going to look for heating solutions (probably electric as anything gas/kerosene based just sounds downright dangerous) and I may even make some draught excluders and commission some ultra-thick curtains. Bizarrely, the curtains in the living room are there for decoration – they don’t actually cover much window, which is pretty comical!
Our trips away the last couple of weekends were awesome. It was great to get out of town and into the country and see some other bits of Chile (and Argentina!). I’ll write about them sometime soon, but for the moment, here are some photos from a trip to Parque La Campaña a few weeks ago. Which is our nearest National Park and is accessible by public transport (metro to Limache, and then a bus to the park). Have I mentioned about how I’m loving letting blogs be our travel guide? We did a bit of research here, here and here before we went, and they helped so much. The only thing I’d add, is that the bus we got was both a 45 AND a 1. Confusing?
Anyway, we didn’t walk up to the summit of the highest peak, Cerro la Campana, as we didn’t get there in time. And it was pretty hot. However, there are shorter trails, and the park was pretty darn stunning anyway:
Have I mentioned how excited I still am about living in a country where cacti grow wild?
And on the way back, there was a cute dog who insisted on sitting in the road, waiting for the bus driver (she was having a nap).
We’ll definitely be going back to try the summit!
