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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Corbin watches the sun yet again

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Vina de Mar is very beautiful especially at sunset

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He digs until the sun is gone

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Couchsurfers Peter and his partner Seba show us how to make Pisco Sours and we have a great dinner together

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Freshly squeezed lemon juice is a key ingredient in a Pisco Sour

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Shaken, not stirred

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Seba shows us how to make the national drink of Chile: Pisco Sour

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Bartender Terry happily learns from Bartender Seba

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Mango Pisco Sours! Super yummy!!

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Time to eat!

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Corbin plays on the beach at sunset

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Okay, it's a bomb shelter

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How deep can he go?

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Afternoon fun: digging a HUGE hole

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The fiery skies of the Pacific

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Another beautiful day in Chile

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Almost a sunset view from our new apartment

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Our second winery of the day

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The beautiful colors of the vineyard

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They rotate rows of plants through the vines

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Poppies help the ground recover from the grape vines

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Llama mom and kid

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"I ain't been eating no grass. What makes you think that?"

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The winery tries to maintain an ecological balance

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Our guide explains the biodynamics approach to wine making

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The workers each get land to grow vegetables

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Time for more tastings

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A great tasting at Casas del Bosque in Casablanca, Chile

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Fifth Grade Around The World has an awesome cafeteria!

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Our table of fun lunch

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A Quartet of appetizers with wine pairing. Yummy!!!

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Terry and Tom at the Casas del Bosque restaurant

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Monday, May 23, 2011

Cheers!

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A French grape that grows well here: Carmenere

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Even though we just started, Terry looks like he's REALLY enjoying the experience.

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The guide to all their amazing wines

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My submission for a magazine cover

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Our guide gives us the best wine tasting I've ever experienced

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The wine cellar always has classical music playing. I'm not so sure about that.

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The bottling machine

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All their wines are aged in imported French oak barrels

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Fermentation vats

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Juice extractors

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Corbin and Tom taste some grapes!

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The autumn grapes of Casas del Bosque

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A private tour of the vineyard

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Corbin with sand art on the beach in front of our flat

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Tom and my boys on the coast in Vina del Mar

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VIDEO: Dare devil Corbin jumps off a bridge

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Eleven months into our trip and we're still happy!

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Everyone calls Vina del Mar the Miami of Chile

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