You all should have heard from your children by now that we are all safe, sound and far away from this terrible earthquake. We were in Hornopiren, and none of the students even awoke from the slight tremors. Our day proceeded as usual, and we didn’t hear about the earthquake until late afternoon. My heart goes out to the victims of this disaster, and part of me wishes that we were closer so we could help provide some kind of disaster relief.

On a brighter note, our time on the ferry went smoothly, as did our journey to the Futaleufu. Jessica, Stephen, Eric and I played a hearts tournament that lasted 6 hours- seriously! The ferry dropped us in Chaiten- another victim of the harsh geography here in Chile. Chaiten used to be a resort town, until a volcano two years ago buried the town in ash. The photo students captured some vivid images of houses and cars absolutely full of ash, becoming part of the earth with plants sprouting  out of them, the bright green marking a sharp contrast against the grey ash. 

Our campsite near the Futa looks even better than the last! We have our own quincho, with a firepit in the middle. We have a woodstove that we can heat if we want hot showers, and a horse stable in the middle of it all! The students are super eager to get out on the Futa today!

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