Algarrobo has a wonderful coast line and it is possible to walk alongside it as it curves around the sandy bays. Whilst on our walks we have come across many different birds and mammals, some of which we recognise from the UK and others that are quite foreign to us. In some places we have found a large poster telling us about the wildlife in the particular area we are walking but unfortunately the names are in Spanish. Of course some we can identify immediatel...

So there I was yesterday writing about the fault line that runs down the Chile coast. What happened that evening? An earthquake 5.9 shook the house for about 8 seconds. I'd gone to bed leaving Chris in the lounge when the bed started moving and the walls shook. Earlier in the evening, a couple of times I had said to Chris that the settee had moved against my back but he hadn't felt anything so I thought it my imagination. It seems these were minor tremors. Af...

We spent 3 days in Santiago before arriving in Algarrobo, a small seaside resort about an hour and a half from Santiago. Our next workaway for the next three weeks is helping in a B and B overlooking the sea. Algarrobo is very pretty bordering the coast with hills rising up from the sea. It has a beach that curves around the coastline with rocks offshore and a small harbour with sailing boats. There are lots of little seaside shops catering for the touris...