Monday, 24 May 2010

The beach at Easter Island


Wow what a beach

The Easter Island Stautes


Liz's first Moai

Liz went to Easter Island



Whilst I was at work Liz went to Easter Island for a couple of days, arriving by plane and than on to her room

Thursday, 13 May 2010


Will with new friend

Walk on beach


Will and I went for a walk on the beach. Sea is very cold and too dangerous to swim but great to watch waves crashing on the shore.

Week of and RSA lend us their holiday Chalet




We thing it is a summer holiday chalet but the heater is on and we are drinking hot chocolate and lemon biscuits

Maybe the snow will come soon and we can ski to the beach cannot complain could be working

Santiago Fountains and Liz & I


Night sky and mountains on way home

After the tasting the mood changed

Then the tasting


We were allowed to taste four wines but were given seven to taste I could not even swallow then as I was driving the guide thought I knew what I was doing

Liz and I in the barrel store


The picture looks fuzzing because the camera moved we had not tasted anything at this point

Liz and I go on a vine yard tour


Even better view of night sky from Balcony

Chilean Morris dancers




Local dance group in the centre of Chile

Santiago Night sky


Wow got my hotel room upgraded for whilst Liz is out - check out the balcony view

Sunday, 2 May 2010

Surf beach at Pichilemu



Sea front damage

Tsunami Damage at Pichilemu




Our last job was a business in Pichilemu where the Tsunami had hit the Surf town of Pichilemu

Journey to Pichilemu



En route to Pichilemu we passed lots of earthquake damage

Church In Santa Cruz




In Santa Cruz we noticed a Church which had sustained some earthquake damage, when we went around the back WOW

Difficult to cross the motorway by foot


Footbridge down

Quilicura warehouse



One of the job I had to visit was a warehouse where the exterior walls had fallen down

Reserve couple of mill

Trip to Quilicura



En route to visit a warehouse we had to take a diversion due to Earthquake damage to the motorway

Monday, 26 April 2010

The walk homel



After admiring the views Chris and I decided to walk the short distance back to the hotel two hours later we stopped for a quick beer

Views from the Park of Santiago




Santiago Metropolitan Park


After visiting the Fish Market we went to the Santiago Metropolitan Park and went up the funicular to the statute of the Virgen of the Immaculate Conception " Cerro San Cristobal"

Fish Market



After visiting the Presidents gaffe we went to the fish market

Sunday, 25 April 2010

Sunday day off



Today after a hard week at the grindstone we went sight seeing