This is a copy of the email Ana sent:
My dear family, Thanks for your words and concerns. We had a bad time but gladly all the family is fine. We still have no electricity nor phone at home since friday, and also we have been at home, since the roads and highways are damaged in several places (and there is not much fuel available), so are without connections at home and could not see my mails nor send any message. Santiago is not so bad, though, the most affected area has been a little to the south. Mom & dad in La serena felt the earthquake, but no damages there. Thanks God they are all safe. I had to come to the office for a meeting to define actions according to the situation, and took the opportunity to charge my computer and connect to send this message. ( I could not connect to the blog), Thanks for your prayers. Many people here in Chile has been badly affected. We are very lucky. Love to your all, Ana, Fernando & family

Ana, if you are ok please post something here. Please let us know if you know anything about your family in Ovalle and LaSerena. Mom and Dad are worried.

hello my chilean family, we are home now and very tired. we didn,t get any sleep on the plane back to usa to noisy. we have been up for 24hrs. when got home we just came in the house and went to sleep for a few hours. feel human again. we had a wonderful time visiting you and your family. you have a beautiful country. please say hi to all your children for us. hope to see you again soon. love to you and fernando for a great time. love glenn and linda

Glenn and Linda arrived back into the USA ok. They were almost half way to Bucyrus already when I talked with them at 9:30am EST. They apparently got into Ohio early. They were very excited and speaking spanish to me. hahaha It really sounds like they had a great time.
Ana and Fernando, thank you so much for having Mom and Dad in your home and giving them this incredible opportunity to visit.
Melanie

last day here will show all the pics. when we get back. a lovely place to live. we both love it here. see you at home.

the time spent in los serana was a wonderful time. a beautiful place. santiago to compltely different atomophers and climates. your mom finally figured out which is east and west.

a great view from the 7th floor of the apartment.

the building of a pevious blog was of ana mom and dad,s condo on the 7th floor right hand side.

here is a pic. of captain jack sparrow.

herehare some shots of the celebration table and the deserts.

the children ,spouses and thier parents.

all the grandchilden and granparents there were 4 grandchildren missing. will explain at home.

here is supper for the night. the locals come here every day for thier lunch and to pick up things for meals. this fellow was enjoying so much. what a hum of spanish voices. great place to visit.

here we are at the fish market. all kinds of fish. your mom is pointing at the sevicja.

hey gerald get a load of tis parking. in las seranra.

here we are at los minicoes very old mission church. in santiogo

look at this pool. huge,free to the public in the park on the way up to the statue.

saint crystal. which is the virgin mary to brazil,s christ of the andes. we look down on santiagal from here 20 miles 20 miles to the left. city for as far as you can see. between 2 mountain ranges that are 15 miles apart. very impresive.