father's day in chile (and a late posting of pics from mother's day)

For Mother's Day and Father's Day, my host family travels all of 10 minutes on foot to another part of our neighborhood of El Sol to have a big almuerzo with Norman's parents, his sister's family, and his brother's family who live in three separate houses all on the same property.  Since lunch is normally THE meal of the day anyway and since these are two special family days in Chile, the meals were pretty elaborate and definitely delicious.

Día del Papá (Father's Day, June 20, 2010)

Uncle Alfredo Jr. and Gramps Alfredo Sr.

Mariscos over the open fire

Buffet style at the counter

Family around the table

Cousin, Santi, and brother, Amaury

Sister, Ayun

Día de la Mamá (Mother's Day, May 9, 2010)

Ayun, Amaury, and relatives of all sorts

Raw oysters and sea urchin

Family around the table

Meat fresh from the clay oven

Host sibs and I

Santi and the clay oven

Amaury and Santi in the kitchen