February, 2005
Chile Trip

La Boda de Lana

My sister's announcement of her upcoming wedding in February to Ignacio led to this wonderful trip for me (Steve). I arranged to meet my old high school friend Skip Bick in Dallas and then fly together to Santiago for a couple of weeks of excitement around the wedding events. Here is a capsule look at the trip - check out the details in the Chile Journal if you want more info...(Here is a little excerpt)

"Chile - the long thin country - grabbed my attention from the beginning. Hearing the news of the upcoming wedding settled it - I would go, to support my dear sister and to escort her down the aisle, yes, but also to see for myself this land of enchantment - this wonderful land shaped by its geographic features and its people into a uniquely beautiful place.

It was fitting that the center of our activity there - the wedding and the new home for the nueva pareja (new couple) - was Valparaiso. The name, formed as a contraction of the Spanish phrase "Va al paraiso," means "To go to Paradise." And nothing I saw in my ten days there would dislodge that image. The people, the land, the city, the food, the music, the language - all played a part in making this land a little slice of paradise."

These pictures are a few from the wedding, the landscape, a cowboy we met along the way... all great fun!