In October I spent some time in San Pedro de Atacama, for a spring break - although I'm not sure that spring is really a concept in a desert. However, being spring meant that it was a moderate temperature, both at night (not freezing) and during the day (not incredibly hot, merely high 20s in … Continue reading A spring break in San Pedro de Atacama
South America
A long, thin country
Lots of people know that Chile is a very long country and one way of understanding this is to unfold a standard size country road map. Most countries fit fairly nicely onto the map, or can be put easily onto two sides - not so Chile. When you unfold the map for Chile you find … Continue reading A long, thin country
Dogs with jobs
Unsurprisingly, as a rural country the Falkland Islands has lots of working dogs - Collies (England) are commonly used for farm work, as are Kelpies (Australia) and Huntaways (New Zealand). Then there are the military dogs doing security checks at the airport and round the military base. So far, so normal. Living here I have … Continue reading Dogs with jobs
Where is Sarah? 