Sewell was a great treat. We saw the buildings built into the mountainside, like Grandma described. Saw the stairs; including the central staircase that served as the central plaza or meeting place. We saw the hospital where Winnie was born. None of the US family homes remain. We made several friends on the tour, and we were the only US tourists there. They were interested to hear why we wanted to see Sewell.
The mine, El Teniente, still is fully operational, but no one lives in Sewell. They're bused up from Rancagua. The museum was awesome, with copper artifacts from around the world. Also, many photos from the era our family was there -- 1918 to 1925. I tried to photo all those that were posted, in hopes one of us will see Fred, Creta or one of the children.
There were no lists of personnel, babies born, etc, to see. Most burned up in fires in the 60's.
We took so many photos, we burned up our batteries and can't download, so we'll post most to Drop Box when we get back. Here are a couple.
An "Al Gallup memory:" Our tour included dinner, so as we returned down the mountain, we dined at the Coya Golf Club, which Dad had told me "not to miss." He golfed here when he and Winnie visited in 1974.
Tomorrow we drive back to Santiago, fly to US overnight. Back in the USA July 4th!
Signing off,
Cindy & Amanda
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