Sorry, I haven't posted photos for a while, I have been super busy. Two weekends ago I went to Sonnely's campo (country house) which is super close to the Argentinian border on the Lago General Carrera. Here are some photos of that trip
The "jumping falls" of the Rio Ibanez, which leads down into the town of Ibanez, and eventually into the Lago Carrera
The view from just outside Sonnely's campo. Absolutely stunning.
Sonnely's house in the Campo. It's cozy. No electricity, no running water, but still very comfortable.
The Cerro Catillo, which is named so because the jutting peaks resemble a medieval castle. It is one of those things that is so massive, and so beautiful that pictures really can't do it justice, kind of the like grand canyon. But here it is anyway, on the way home back to Coyhaique.
On the way to the Lago General Carrera
This photo is actually from before we left to the Campo. Gauchos in the rodeo, o media luna near Coyhaique. During the weekend of Sept. 18th (independence day) there was a rodeo going here day and night.
EL RODEO! Yeeha!
Guachos herding a angry cow. The idea of this type of rodeo is to make the bull run into a designated wall on eithor side of the arena, using the horses to direct and push it. When one really does it well the cow breaks its horns, and starts to bleed, and that is how you win. Pretty brutal. In this picture the gaucho on the left is Sonnely's older brother.
You are having an amazing time. How is the actual school part of all this? Tio Ricardo
ReplyDeleteThanks again for all the awesome pix....we love them.Looks like a adventure of a lifetime!! Keep up the good word,The Crowley's
ReplyDeleteI am going to school like any other Chilean student, doing all the same tests, projects, homework, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe grading system here is 2-7. 6-7 being an A, 5-6 being a B, 4-5 a C, etc.
So far my grades aren't to bad, depending on the subject. Obviously I have a 7 in English, but subjects like literature, biology, and physics are much more challenging.
Still not sure how all of this is going to translate back to the US