Monday, October 19, 2009

One last walk-about in Arica

Last day in Arica, we fly to Santiago tomorrow. We actually thought we were leaving today, having no job and minimum responsebilities makes it hard to keep track of days and dates.
The weekend here in dessert Chile has been good and not very exciting as we´re trying to save money and energy for the wedding-filled week to come. Yesterday we went to a local soccer game, the team was not that good but it was fun to see, and we´ve also been checking out the local markets and trying some of the excellent seafood they have here.

Normally empanadas (som piroger fast tusen gånger bättre än Gorby´s) are not for me since they usually stuff them with pork, chicken or the kind of fresh cheese that makes my stomach a factory of pain and gas. Here, however they have seafood empanadas, cheap and delicious. They also have these hot dogs called Completos, which is like a gigant sub sandwich with a small hot dog completly covered in guacamole, tomato, mayo and lettuce. Minus the dog, it´s a great veggie sandwich.

Today we plan on walking up to the view pont overlooking the city and maybe take another stroll along market street. Dylan is on the lookout for a suit or jacket for the wedding. He found one at the market yesterday that supposivly was "money". But it was also too small, so no deal. It´s hard to fill the days with activities in small cities with little to offer while you also try to save your money. We do a lot of walking around.

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