When I awoke, the earth had settled into occasional convulsions. It was finally safe enough to return to our campsite. The picturesque campground that we had come to enjoy was in a shambles. Most of the shelters were damaged, with…

When I awoke, the earth had settled into occasional convulsions. It was finally safe enough to return to our campsite. The picturesque campground that we had come to enjoy was in a shambles. Most of the shelters were damaged, with…
The earthquake struck about 3:30am. Sergio and I were asleep in our tent, when we were awakened by a tremendous rumble. Suddenly, the tarp, flaps, tent and floor began to shake rapidly. Sergio’s first sleepy thought was that a storm…
They say that life happens while you are making plans. In Chile, life happens with no plans needed. We had been back from Pucon for only a couple of days when René, one of Sergio’s lifelong friends, said that he…
After more than two weeks of living through Chile’s second most intense recorded earthquake, I finally have internet access. Just after creating this website, my husband and I had left for a vacation in Pucon, and then headed to Lago…