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Over the Hills, the Road to the End of the World, Four Flights and Three Drives to Thanksgiving

November 30, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Palm Desert, CA It was 42 hours door to door to get from Torres del Paine, Chile to Palm Desert, CA for Thanksgiving. It was a pretty morning in Patagonia. […]

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Hiking to the Mirador of the Base of the Torres del Paine

November 26, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 3 Comments

Santiago Airport, Chile Today and tomorrow will be marathon travel days: two different 2+hour drives to get to the airport in Punta Arenas, a two hour wait for a three […]

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Kayaking Among the Icebergs

November 26, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Punta Arenas Airport, Chile Photos aren’t loading well…I posted the ones that go with this post also on FB and Instagram (@seniortennisblog) So while we had no internet, how was […]

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Patagonia Hike Day 4: 360 Degree View

November 24, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

Patagonia, Chile This morning we had a drive with stops for photos and at a lovely waterfall, before a hike up above condors’ nests. There we had a 360 degree […]

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Mountain Biking..or Not & Lamb Barbecue

November 23, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Patagonia, Chile Today, Saturday was the mountain biking day, which I did try, but flunked. So I walked the same route, which was lovely. We went through moss covered forests, […]

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Patagonia!

November 21, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Torres Del Paine, Chile Quick post, have an hour with Internet. Patagonia is amazingly beautiful. From the high peaks to the green valleys, blue lakes and glaciers. We saw dwarf […]

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Penguins, Cemetaries and Graffiti: One Day in Punta Arenas

November 19, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

Punta Arenas, Chile From the bottom of the world (where no one seemed to be worrying about how to watch Davis Cup/World Cup tennis). Note: I have put photos into […]

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Flying to the Bottom of the World

November 18, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

Punta Arenas, Chile I flew from Santiago today where it was going to be in the 90s, to Punta Arenas (via Puerto Montt). It’s around 50 and breezy (for a […]

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Hiking in the Andes

November 17, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 3 Comments

Santiago, Chile Today I went hiking in Cajon del Maipo in Chile. Cajon means canyon. There are a lot of hikes in the area. I went on a small group […]

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Chile, Santiago

Santiago Champion

November 16, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Santiago, Chile The final day was a big letdown. I got to the club early for my 10:30 match (8:30) to warm up because there was only one warm up […]

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Last Practice Day, Santiago

November 15, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Santiago, Chile Today was a pretty mellow day. I practiced with Andrew M and Marc P in the morning, ran a few errands…got a little currency, hit the Unimarc supermarket, […]

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Santiago Tennis: Into the Final

November 14, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Santiago, Chile It was another beautiful day in Santiago, perfect for playing tennis. I played Graciela Donoso early and won 60 62. Afterwards I watched some tennis and warmed up […]

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Wednesday: Singles & Laundry Successes

November 13, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 3 Comments

Santiago, Chile Today I played my first match, against Austria’s Shirley Friedl. She is a nice lefty player, but I played pretty well and the altitude helped my high balls […]

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Santiago Tuesday: Last Practice Day

November 12, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Santiago, Chile What a match between Thiem and Djokovic! Incredible offense and defense. Pleasure to watch both players compete (thanks to atptennistv app…worth it). Onto info from Chile. I scouted […]

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Practice Day 3, Monday, Santiago

November 11, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Santiago, Chile The tournament started today in Santiago, but the women don’t begin play till tomorrow. I play I presume on Wednesday. There are three players in my round robin […]

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Practice Day 2, Santiago, Chile

November 10, 2019by Carolyn Nichols Leave a comment

Santiago, Chile It was another warm (90ish) late spring day in Santiago. I practiced twice today, with a pro at the club and then with a Canadian I ran into. […]

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First Practice in Santiago

November 9, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 1 Comment

Santiago, Chile The tournament I am playing next week is called the Alfredo Trullenque, an ITF Grade A. It’s been going on for a long time. It’s being played at […]

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Santiago, Chile (Las Condes)

November 8, 2019by Carolyn Nichols 4 Comments

Santiago, Chile I’m on the bottom half of the world now, in the Las Condes part of Santiago. The flight from Houston was delayed…not because the plane was late (it […]

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Chile, Day 2: Racquets Arrive!

November 17, 2014by Carolyn Nichols 2 Comments

It was a good day here, beautiful weather, I got to hit tennis balls, and when I went to the airport my racquets were found! The taxi driver spike no […]

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