We can ALL breathe easier now that we have Moved into a REAL HOME with Space! We are VERY fortunate to have the friendship of the landowners of Saltos de Mariman – (the locale of Our Parcela). They hooked us up with friends of theirs who were looking for new tenants for one of their homes. We signed an 8 month lease which will HOPEFULLY provide us with housing until Our house is completed.



Talk about Extremes - The 265 sq ft. Cabana to an Estate!! The house has two sections – the main house and a casita –guest house to the right of the car port. The home is located on a hectarea – approximately 2 ½ acres and is located about ¾ of a mile from the cabana. The main house has two bedrooms, a huge loft, living room/dining room, kitchen and 3 bathrooms. The Hot Water system IS Perfect! We are able to adjust the water temperature – NO MORE SCALDING SHOWERS!!! The casita has a bedroom, bathroom and laundry area.



We have AMPLE room for many VISITORS!


The other SIGNIFICANT accomplishment is that we have OUR furniture! It makes living here FEEL more and more like HOME! (I also bought a TV (Chile only has 3 stations) so I HAD to sign up for DirecTV - to Dennis’s dismay) Oh, and we have a Telephone (but it is set up for local calls Only). We still have lousy reception so No Dial Up capabilities for Internet – I believe we will be relying on Internet Cafes for quite some time. However – I am now the proud owner of a dual Washer/Dryer and can do my own laundry! (There are many quirks to doing laundry here and this will require a separate Blog entry at a later date.)

La Casa


Do we have to have the dog?



Central Heating....


central heating



Time for some wine


Time for some wine



Lester´s not so thrilled with the TV


Lester in master bedroom


The Loft - Blog central (before we head off to the Internet cafe)

blog central




The ‘estate’ is beautifully landscaped with the incredible Native trees and shrubs of Chile (Dennis will provide a blog entry on the Arboles Nativos at a later date), ornamentals like Rhododendrons, azaleas, Japanese Maples, camellias, dahlias, lilies, a few fruit trees, a garden area and Green House!


The front yard


Front yard



The back Terrazza


Back terraza

More next week….