We moved through Chile pretty fast. From Peru, we took a bus to the beach town, Iquique in northern Chile. We stayed for a couple days. It was very crowded with vacationers from all over South America. While surfing, Doug cut his feet on the reef. Although the cuts weren´t too bad, we went to the emergency room the next day to get the cuts cleaned. It was not the prettiest (or cleanest) of hospitals, and they didn´t use any novicain when they cut deeper to remove rocks and coral! But, so far no infection.
After Iquique, we went to Santiago. We heard from other travelers that it was pretty ugly with lots of pollution, but it didn´t seem to be too bad. We didn´t travel far from our hostal though because it is still painful for Doug to walk. Doug and I did go to a famous bar one night where the drink of the house is called terremoto- icecream and wine. The drink was pretty disgusting, but the atmosphere was fun.
Overall, Chile is more expensive than its neighboring countries. It is also cleaner. We would have liked to go exploring to the south, but we fly out of Buenos Aires in two weeks, so we are somewhat time limited.
We took a beautiful bus ride from Santiago to Mendoza, Argentina. It lasted six hours and went right through the Andes Mts. Mendoza is a very European-type of town. Lots of fashionable shops and dining tables outside. It is also wine country so we are going to see about booking a tasting tour for tomorrow.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
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I hope you leave enough time for Doug to sample all of the wines. I've heard it said that wine helps cuts heal faster. :-) Dad
I hope you save enough time for Doug to sample all of the wines. I've been told they help cuts heal faster. :-)
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