Our little town will miss these
senoritas after they return home to their busy lives in the States.
Our cat, Wellington T. Underfoot, won't have near as many hands petting him or laps to sit on.
Bobbie Jo, Joslyn and Cate wait for Hannah to be brought out of the house.
Here she comes. It was the descent down the volcano that damaged Hannah's knees, so she gets a lift into the van. John, their driver, will get her a pair of crutches before the flight so she can get herself through five airports on the long trip home.
It's been a great two weeks and we wish all our guests could stay a little longer. Fortunately, Joslyn will stay with us in Chile a few more days.
Joslyn gets to experience the healing hands of our chiropractor, Dr. Joe.
Wellington gets a little more lap time.
Henry gives his sister a goodbye hug just before she goes through security at the Temuco Airport. Joslyn will be a counselor at Lochearn Camp for Girls in Vermont this summer. We will see her again in July during our "Swinter" vacation at the lakehouse in New Hampshire.
It was a short walk in the woods. At last, winter is coming to Arucania. We hiked a trail in the afternoon at Huerquehue National Park up into the snow line and had to push our way through snow-laden thickets of Andean bamboo.
Susan used her walking stick to prod the bowing bamboo stalks free of their snowy burden. Then the branch would spring up and we'd get covered anyway. It was a pleasant way to pass the afternoon in the bright sunlight.
A timed self-portrait back at the parking lot.
Volcan Villarica covered in a mantle of fresh snow. The ski season here should get started before the middle of July.
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