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First stop in this round of travels-LaGrange, IL

During the month of May 2015, from the day before the closing on the sale of our house until the week after Memorial Day, we are renting an apartment in a (very nice) two flat in LaGrange. We found it on Airbnb, the owners live upstairs and so far it is both comfortable and convenient.Continue reading “First stop in this round of travels-LaGrange, IL”

Ghost of times past

We are out and the house is officially sold. Here are some of the photos I took before we got in the car to go to our rental house.

Packing Up

After a year of downsizing, estate sale, and many carloads of donations, we still seem to have had every closet in the house full of miscellaneous things. To get these into our storage unit we started over, renting a slightly larger unit (10 x 15 ft) and purchasing steel shelving units, six in all. TheContinue reading “Packing Up”

Arriving and leaving

We arrived in Wheaton on April 15, just as spring was emerging. It’s the most beautiful time of year at our house, when the flowering trees, forsythia and tulips are in bloom. How lucky we are to be here for two weeks, packing up the house in anticipation of closing on the sale May 1.

Semana Santa 2015

Semana Santa, Easter week, is one of the busiest holiday weeks of the year. Barranca is filling up with visitors. This gives us a chance to see our friends from Lima one more time before we leave for the US in two weeks. The weather is still warm, though maybe not quite warm enough toContinue reading “Semana Santa 2015”

llywindatravels–On our way from Peru to Bolivia, Argentina, Chile and back

Those of you who have followed this blog know that the title turned out not to be entirely representative of our travels, as we never made it to Bolivia. That remains for another time. Since we’re starting on the next round of travels on April 15, I want to retire this banner and put upContinue reading “llywindatravels–On our way from Peru to Bolivia, Argentina, Chile and back”

Farewell to all that–for now.

Mar. 4, 2015 A gorgeous day, 19 C and sun. Big plans for our last day in Chile. Checked out of the house at noon with our hostess Sara, sister of the owner of the house (Marcela) who has emigrated to Norway with her husband. Headed for Santiago on a brand new highway, the AccesoContinue reading “Farewell to all that–for now.”

Wine touring–generally without wine–in the Maipo Valley, Mar. 3, 2015

Jonathan assembled a list of vineyards in our part of the Maipo Valley (Altos de Jahuel) that have web pages, participate in the network of wine tourism of the region, and for which he could divine their location. We set off in the late morning. Our first stop, Portal del Alto. It had a niceContinue reading “Wine touring–generally without wine–in the Maipo Valley, Mar. 3, 2015”

Condor watching in the Maipo Alto, Chile, March 2, 2015

We set out for Embalse El Yeso (Gypsum Dam), east of Santiago heading into the Andes. Since the last 22 km of the route are unpaved, I wasn’t sure how far we would get. Along the way is the Cascada de las Animas, an area that sounded like it would be good for bird watching,Continue reading “Condor watching in the Maipo Alto, Chile, March 2, 2015”

Sunday markets in Santiago, Mar. 1, 2015

We made the rounds of street markets today. The La Vega market was by far the largest and operates every day. This is Jonathan’s favorite kind of market, food…. The passageways were very narrow and almost everyone pulls a half-filled shopping trolley behind them, or pushes a stroller, or a bicycle. My favorite was theContinue reading “Sunday markets in Santiago, Mar. 1, 2015”