Today we traveled south to Rancagua to the Thiele family farm to visit the cousins and eat lunch and take a look around. Today was the first day that it rained since I have been here but it never really rained all that hard and it created some really cool clouds in the mountains. Another bonus to the rain is that it clears out some of the smog that gets trapped in the valley so you can see the city as you come down the mountain from Alexis' house.
The farm is about an hour south down Route 5 which is the only north/south highway in Chile because the country is so narrow. The drive was very nice and we passed through some of the country that produces wine and some of the country's other produce.
Once we arrived at the farm we settled in and ate some of the snacks that had been set out for us. The people that own the farm are cousins of Alexis' Dad and they produce walnuts and have a few of other fruit trees for their own personal use.
Fuji Apples
Our lunch that turned in to our dinner as well was beef and salmon. They also made potato salad, cucumber salad and corn that you ate with some green mayonnaise.
Food on the grill
Julie, who I think runs the farm, makes her own piscosour that was really good and she wasn't shy with refilling your glass if it was empty. The Matriarch of the farm was Alexis' Dad's Aunt and had made a walnut pie that was similar to a pecan pie but mostly made of crushed nuts with a sweet goo that holds it all together. Super good.
Tatienne's friend Christina
Later that night we went to a birthday party of a friend of a friend of a friend that lived in Santiago near Alexis' house. It was really cold but they had a couple of fires going and had roasted a whole lamb that was awesome. The people were nice and tried to talk to me in English. I met Ferni's boyfriend Felipe who was cool and took the time to make sure I was having fun and showed me around. It was fun but house parties aren't really my thing.
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