Nautical Term ~ of the day ~ Rummage Sale
“Rummage” comes from the French arrimage, the word for a ship’s cargo. Damaged cargo was sold at a “rummage sale.”
Approaching Valparaiso, Chile The Capital, Santiago, is 70 miles inland.
The crowd even has Star Wars characters The Floral Clock hands are out for repair!
Fonck Museum I still can’t do selfies, so my camera is handed to someone else!
Easter Island is a Chilean territory/state. A number of sailing vessels, including whalers, visited the island from 1792 onward. By 1860 the population was about 3,000. Settlers from Tahiti began to raise sheep in 1870. In 1888 the island was annexed by Chile, which leased nearly all its territory for sheep raising; in 1954 the Chilean navy administration took over the sheep range. In 1965 a civilian governor was appointed by the Chilean government, and the islanders became full Chilean citizens. Within a single generation the Easter Islanders successfully responded to a complete acculturation to continental standards without losing their pride in their own ancestors and their skills and customs. Annually in February old and young of both sexes meet in contests to revive the arts and practices of the island’s past, including carving, tattooing, reed-boat building, and traditional singing and dancing. We did not visit Easter Island, it is 2000+ miles to the west of Chile in the Pacific.
On board local entertainment from the capital of Chile, Santiago. We didn’t go to Santiago but there were shore excursions that included it.
Garin Bader, Chopin artist and magician! Fantastic at both.
And Kadek of course got in the good-bye photo, as he was leaving us too 🙁 But we hope to see him and his family in Feb.