Cabin

We stayed in a placed called Mirador los Volcanes which means viewpoint of the volcanoes while we were in the south of Chile.

Here Sita is standing on the deck in front of the cabin that we stayed in.

Sylvia, Sita and Jorge on the deck with some other cabins in the background.
A side view of the cabin with Jorge Jr. on the deck.The cabin was almost all wood, the outside and inside walls, the ceilings and the floor.



Although you can see 3 volcanoes from this place the other two are a real strain to find in comparison to this one, which I'm (Hari) standing in front of.
The first thing we did after arriving was "tomar once" this means to take 11. It's a bit like "taking 5" (a break) only with food and a different origin. Eleven comes from the fact that there are 11 letters in the word "aguardiente", this is a term for alchohol. People used to use this as a code to signify it was time to drink alchohol, but now it usually does not involve alchohol. It usually involves tea with bread and other snacks. In this case we were eating bread with avocado, cheese, tomatoes, along with a Chilean/German delicacy known as kuchen (pronounced coo-hen). "Once" (pronounced "ohn-seh") is a very Chilean thing.
Jorge Sr. looking at the view.
There was wildlife all over the place including these strange birds with long beaks that would make sounds kind of like a duck.

There were also chickens and more prominently turkeys that roamed the place.
The owners also had their sheep grazing amongst the cabins.

Here's Sylvia posing with the sheep.
This was the view from our bedroom window. I was leaning back with my toes in the window. I think it's obligatory to say "wish you were here".