Vraiment, stefada. It's the very pinnacle of Chile's tourism attractions, I think. What a view to get up to each morning!
I want to go there, too

little mermaid

C'est clairement très beau, et Puerto Varas est assez unique en son genre (c'est une ancienne colonie allemande, d'où une architechture originale pour le Chili). Mais tout le pays est magnifique ! Comme mon petit frère s'est marié avec une chilienne, c'est elle qui faisait le guide. En trois semaines qu'on y est resté, on a fait un peu plus de 5'000Km, et si je ne dis pas de bêtises, entre deux et trois milles photos par jour. Mais ce que je retiens le plus, c'est la bonne humeur ambiante. Partout où on a été (et pas que des trucs à touristes, vu notre guide), tout le monde était souriant. Les gens pauvres (il y en a qui sont vraiment très pauvres au Chili), ils sourient, ils sont polis, et ils te proposent des services en échange d'une pièce. Et si tu veux pas ils n'insistent pas, et vont demander à quelqu'un d'autre si ça l'intéresse.

Une chose que j'ai trouvée très cool, c'est qu'il n'y a pas d'horodateur pour le stationement. Par contre dans chaque rue, il y a quelqu'un qui surveille les voitures, pour qu'il n'y ait pas de vol ni de dégradation. Et quand on s'en va, on lui donne une pièce, et il bloque la rue pour qu'on puisse sortir du stationnement tranquillement. Il y a énormément de petits boulots comme ça, qui permettent pas d'être riches, mais qui aident ceux qui en ont le plus besoin. C'est comme dans les supermarchés, il y a très souvent des jeunes qui aident à mettre les courses dans des sacs. Avec l'argent qu'ils gagnent en faisant ça, ils peuvent payer leurs études. Et toutes ces 'petites choses', ça permet à ceux pour qui s'est difficile de garder leur dignité, tout en donnant un confort de vie à tout le monde. Enfin, c'est comme ça que je l'ai ressenti, et c'était très agréable.
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It is clearly very beautiful, and Puerto Varas is quite unique in its kind (it is a former German colony, hence an original architechture for Chile). But the whole country is beautiful! Since my little brother married a Chilean, she was the guide. In three weeks we stayed there, we did a little more than 5'000Km, and if I do not say nonsense, between two and three thousand photos per day. But what I remember the most is the good mood. Wherever we went (and not just tourist stuff, given our guide), everyone was smiling. The poor people (there are some who are really very poor in Chile), they smile, they are polite, and they offer you services in exchange for a coin. And if you do not want they do not insist, and will ask someone else if it interests him.

One thing I found very cool is that there is no parking meter. On the other hand, in every street, there is someone who watches the cars so that there is no theft or degradation. And when we leave, we give him a coin, and he blocks the street so we can leave the parking lot quietly. There are a lot of odd jobs like that, which can not be rich, but help those who need it the most. It's like in supermarkets, there are very often young people who help to put shopping in bags. With the money they earn by doing that, they can pay for their education. And all these 'little things', it allows those for whom it is difficult to keep their dignity, while giving a comfort of life to everyone. Finally, that's how I felt it, and it was very nice.

Base Campers, I love you!
Thank you
- this has been worth all of my lonely days and nights crying my eyes out
but

We have room for more Base Campers in the corral in Texas
- Kraland is far back in that cloud of dust
- but there are two teams ahead of us

Did you know that the SeriousCrunchers&Base Camp combination made far more points in one day than I have done during my entire WCG life?

I always liked John Philip Sousa’s perky marches.
The cadence feels just this little tiny bit faster than most marches from other countries.
It makes you hurry up. Was that his intention?

I saw in the team USMC post that USMC celebrates its 242nd birthday today
John Philip Sousa wrote:
Semper Fidelis and The Marines Hymn
which both would have been good choices today, however I settled for
Stars and Stripes
with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams to set the pace for these challenging times

Yesterday, I sniffed around the team in front of us, DataValidation.com
They noticed me …
I have their ads placed by Google everywhere I go

The Gossip Column
One Base Camper had to fulfill a commitment
- he can be expected back shortly