So we've arrived back in South America... I won't say all in one piece as the bags arrived at least 2 days after us. Not ideal when you've spent the good part of 17 hours flying, missing connections, and negotiating the hostel situation in Santiago. (Oh, and did I mention that they don't speak Spanish in Chile?! They say they do... but it comes out sounding entirely different than anything we've heard before! And apparently Argentinians are worse... so much for those Spanish lessons.) In any case, that didn't stop us from enjoying our first couple days wandering around Santiago, a city that could easily be located anywhere in Europe... and a vast difference from any place we'd been previously on the trip.
We hit the road again pretty quickly and headed out for the beaches of Viña del Mar, and then down to Valpraiso. After lying on the beach for the first day in Viña, it was Tim's turn to decide what we did next. So I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised when we ended up in the city's massive casino till the wee hours of the morning. Needless to say the next day in Valpraiso was less than productive.
And now we've arrived in Mendoza, Argentina and have had our first few tastes of the local goods... steak and wine, and they were amazing. Since the region produces 70% of the nation's wine we've decided this is the place to hire some bikes and go and check out all the local wineries tomorrow... I can't wait!
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