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The coast of Tocopilla, Chile

Remembering Tocopilla, Chile

Oct. 29, 2024

In the process of renaming and compressing all the photos in my photo album, I'm also revisiting the many places I visited, this blog is about one of those places.

At the end of March, 2023, I visied Tocopilla, Chile. While I was there exploring the town I came across an interesting church. What was interesting about it? Well, first, Tocopilla is on the northern coast of Chile which is all Atacama Desert. The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places on earth. There are no trees here other than the ones people have planted. And the church I came across is made of wood, all wood. The church is called "The Temple of Our Lady del Carmen".

The coast of Tocopilla, Chile

House is up for sale

May 23, 2006

We are finally at a point where we can put the house up for sale. Thursday the sign goes up, and if all goes as the realtor says it should, the house will be sold and deal closed by the end of June. The land purchase is on schedule to close by the end of this month. And, I am getting ready to move to Tucson the first week of June, the Cheryl will follow after the house is sold.

The coast of Tocopilla, Chile

Picked the lot to buy in Tucson

Apr 30, 2006

Last weekend I was in Tucson, AZ looking at some lots out in the Diamond Bell Ranch area. DBR in about 22 miles southwest of Tucson, off Aho Hwy. I went down there with a list of 4 lots to look at and pick one. Turns out the lot we are going to buy was not on that list.

The coast of Tocopilla, Chile

On building a house

Apr 11, 2006

We are planning on relocating to Tucson, AZ. Time for warmth and sunshine. Been in the Seattle area far too long. Moss is starting to grow on me. I don't want to become a 'mossback' as some call Seattle-ites.

So Cheryl and I have designed a house, the house, the one we are going to build in Tucson. Actually, about a half-hour southwest of Tucson in a subdivision called Diamond Bell Ranch. We've looked at hundreds of plans, online and in books, and decided to design our own floorplan. I have, and it is good. It's a U-shaped house, with a swimming pool in the inside of the U, and the entry at the 'bottom' of the U. There will be a detached garage with a covered 'breezeway' between it and the house. (Not sure if 'breezeway' is the correct term.)

The coast of Tocopilla, Chile

Lay-off, moving, and Easter

Apr 9, 2006

Well, it happened. Friday the 8th, I was layed-off at work. Three 0'clock in the afternoon I'm called into the controllers office, he and the operations manager and I. Turns out my boss new nothing of this before hand. After I was called into the office he was told to lock my computer account. That left him wondering what was going on. When I got back to my desk, he was there waiting, and asked me what was going on. He was completely blind sided by this one.