Arica, Chile

In Arica, Chile, we found an area that had geoglyphs. In the picture above you can see the remmanents of an old community and the geoglyphs below. Some believe they were works of art, others believe they were used for communication between communities. At least this is what I was able to figure out with my Spanglish.

We all fell in love with Arica. It is a desert with tons of sunshine. The locals were beyond friendly and went out of their way to please. I think I would love to return there one day soon.

As we entered the port, we were greeted with this image.

Since cars were not allowed up the hill to see the view, we were unable to climb to the top. Neither Raquel or I were inclined to push Dennis up the hill. In reality, I wasn't all that interested in the hike and Dennis made a good excuse for laziness.

As we feasted on cheese empanadas, fries, spicy chicken and cold beers, I knew I had landed in a little piece of heaven.

Ann and Dennis

Home Again

What a wonderful trip. It turns out that it was a "repositioning" cruise, so it really was a once in a life time trip. We visited Columbia, went through the Panama Canal, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. It was spring, for most of the trip, and I even found myself with a bit of a tan at the end.

Dennis did fairly well. We decided to skip the doctor's orders and let him eat. But I was strict about the dairy and sugar. Of course, he was always trying to get Raquel to give him some sweets when I wasn't around, but she just told him she did not want to face Ann's wrath later.

I am busy unpacking, washing clothes and Christmas shopping this week, and my computer is still in the shop. I won't be blogging much, but promise to catch up with some pictures and stories soon.

In the meantime, I wish you all the happiest of holidays and a very, very merry New Year.

Ann and Dennis