Copiapo

Kevin spent much of his mission in the town of Copiapo. So, we definately had to go see his old stomping grounds. We flew up to the outskirts of town. Before heading up to Copiapo, we stopped to see a little fishing village named Caldera. We also got to see a popular tourist destination called Bahia Ingles. While in Copiapo, we had a very special experience finding and visiting a sweet couple that Kevin got to teach 20 years ago. It was definately an afternoon filled with the tender mercies of the Lord. I think our visit with Victor and Graciela was the highlight of our whole trip for Kevin. We spent quite a few hours with them! We also had a barbecue with Kevin's old mission friends and family. Thank you Yanina and Pato for a yummy dinner! We also got to drive out to see an old Inca mine and visit some of the infamous Chilean grape vineyards.

Puerto Montt, Chile

We travelled to the South of Chile, but only got to spend 22 hours there. We rented a car and drove around Lake Llanquile. What a beautiful and isolated part of the world. It was so cold, rainy, and foggy that when we drove to the top of the volcano, Osorno we couldn't even see it! Even with the less than tropical weather, it was so beautiful, green, and lush there. It is probably the closest we will ever get to the south polen and it really felt like the bottom of the world!

CHILE

Kevin and I had the trip of a lifetime. We went to Chile for 10 days at the beginning of October. We had so many amazing experiences! I can't write about all of them, but I will post a few of them over the next little while. For starters, I will post pictures of our first few days in the country which we spent in Santiago.


We enjoyed a city tour, an afternoon in the Pre-Colombian Museum, as well as a bicycle tour through the city. I think we both enjoyed the bicycle tour the most.


Kevin in front of the Moneda - which is kind of like the White House. Research what happened there on Sept. 11, 1973 to learn more about it's history!





SAN CRISTOBAL



Overlooking Santiago