Arrived Safely in Santiago

There you have it, we have arrived in Santiago, Chile.  The check-in lady at Auckland airport kindly allowed us to check out our bags at Santiago rather than San Paulo.  The 11–hour flight was like any other, we didn’t sleep a wink and were pretty shattered having checked into our hotel.

After a 14–hour nap we ventured into the city, phrasebook in hand, wandered around and were pleasantly surprised with the laid back attitude.  We had a few glasses of wine in a lovely cafe at a mere 90p a pop, wow, and nice at that!  We have found it difficult to communicate as most don’t speak a word of English, who’d expect them to, so it’s up to us to make a conscious effort to learn some Spanish.

Loaded with a new camera, as our previous one finally gave up the ghost, we took a few shots while on a walking tour of the city.  Looking back, we wish we had taken more but it’s really unsafe to take your camera out willy nilly.  We’d been warned about taking out our valuables and already we’ve seen one mugging attempt right in front of us.  Mind you, this guy was walking with his Nikon swaying from side to side. Thankfully the perpetrator got away empty handed.

We know we are going to enjoy Chile and indeed the rest of South America. The place just has a certain vibe that gives us a good feeling.  Let’s hope our funds can match our itinerary.

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