Tag: south america
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Melinko goes to Melinka
Haha – I almost forgot about this. This post is dedicated to the journeys of Melinko, the little stuffed animal ornament that my momma gave to me in my stocking this year. Every year my mom gives us two ornaments that we can use on our own tree back home. This year, she gave me […]
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Last of Chile
Once we were back in Santiago, we focused on relaxing at the Rodriguez home. The heat outside made it difficult to move around too much, but the morning after we arrived back home Javier and I went with his dad to the farmer’s market to stock up on fruits and veggies for our NYE celebration. […]
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Back to Santiago
We spent a few wonderful days in Melinka, and right before New Years we started the long journey back to Santiago. On to way to Melinka we sailed the Don Baldo and were able to explore the upper decks with nice (albeit cold) weather. On the way back to the mainland, however, we were on […]
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Que Lindo es Melinka
Melinka was a mystery to all of us before we arrived. Paula, Javier’s older sister, moved there several months ago for a job and we all decided to bring the family Christmas to her so we could experience life on this remote island. I asked Javier before we left for Chile what Melinka was like, […]
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We made it to Chile!
It’s time for another Chilean Christmas!!!! Javier and I have been waiting for this trip since…well, truly since we left Chile the last time back in 2009 but this year since we bought our tickets in March. It’s been a LONG TIME COMING! We haven’t been since our wedding! This year we are planning to […]
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