La Chinita

The truck I drive is a Chinese knock off of a Toyota pickup. It is made by the Great Wall Motor Company and the model is called "Socool". So cool huh? The Guys at the mine pinned the nick name "La Chinita" on the pickup. So when we were in Santiago recently taking care of business we drove passed a restaurant with the same name, could not resist stopping and snapping a photo even though Raenada and Chase protested because they were tired and wanted to get back to the motel.

It is usually sunny and warm at the mine, but some days it is overcast with sea fog or clouds from Argentina to the east. You have to take all kinds of clothes with you each day because it can go from hot to cold very fast, or from cold to hot.