Visiting a Landmark.

So we decided to drive out to see the somewhat famous
Mano del Desierto
Here is what Wiki says about it.
"The Mano de Desierto is a large-scale sculpture of a hand located in the Atacama Desert in Chile, 75 km to the south of the city of Antofagasta, on the Panamerican Highway. "
"Description
The sculpture was constructed by the Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level. The work has a base of iron and cement, and stands 11 metres (36 ft) tall. Funded by Corporación Pro Antofagasta, a local booster organization, the sculpture was inaugurated on March 28, 1992.

It has since become a point of interest for tourists traveling Route 5, which forms part of the Pan-American Highway. It is an easy victim of graffiti and is therefore cleaned occasionally."

And yes it is 75km away but we had nothing to do (this is before moving into the house). Oh and Alyssa fell asleep on the way to it otherwise she would be in the photos too. There is NOTHING near it at all and yes there is graffiti on it. Here are some piccies.

We are in the house

Yep we have moved in. It has nearly been one week since the movers came to unpack all our things. And what a busy week. We still have unpacked boxes- but had them in SA too (you know the ones that just never seem to be unpacked).

It is a great house and with a few minor improvements will be even better. One such improvement will be a playground for Alyssa- will make my life sooo much easier.

So here are some piccies of the house- thanks to our maid for making it so liveable!She powers on and gets soooo much done!