Aside from a few days working at a cruise ship check in, our time lately has been divided almost equally between house projects, cooking and watching movies. It's been glorious. We took a day trip to Santiago and had ice cream and Vietnamese food. Friends came over to help us feast on a duck and two of our chickens.
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A New Gig /
Since we arrived in Chile we have been toying with the idea of working part-time at a vineyard. Chilean wine is fantastic, we are interested in wine (too interested sometimes ;) and we live a mere 40 minutes from the Casablanca Valley so it's a no-brainer. Located about 80 km northwest of Santiago and 26 km from the Pacific coast (where we live), Casablanca's vines were planted in the 1980's, creating Chile's first maritime/mediterranean wine-producing region. It's Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are now internationally recognized for their deliciousness.
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