Earthquakes and Chile Time

We had a mild earthquake this morning around 5:15am. Enough to wake people up - but not enough to be too scary.

On other fronts - it appears that Paula and I have somehow warped into "Chile Time" in that the days go by and we never seem to have time to do all the things we planned. But it's also only Wednesday and we were in Seattle last Friday - so no real cause for panic. The days seem to be eaten up with arrival of various extended family members for a few minutes that end up extending to a few hours as Nescafe and tea are brought out along with some cake, bread with smashed avocados and whatever else might be around. But then, that's part of the deal when visiting family...

Yesterday I went to the Fonck Museum. It has a nice display of Easter Island artifacts and information - the Lonely Planet Guidebook says if you can't afford to fly to Easter Island, it's the next best thing. I agree.

That was pretty much the highlight of the day. Strolled around town a bit soaking up the South American ambiance and ended the evening with Paula downtown eating ice cream and sipping cafe helado (cold Nescafe with ice cream and cream - delicious) at a sidewalk cafe while the population of Viña strolled by.

We also put out posters at the local grocery store, pet shop, and vet with pictures of the kittens hoping to find them a home. I'll include the pictures here. They are adjusting to homelife very well and are fun to have around. We have hopes of finding a suitable home for them soon.