Santiago, Continued...

Having a VERY frustrating experience with technology here in the internet cafe, as I seem to no longer be able to post photos to this blog!!! which I've just spent about an hour trying to resolve, with no joy at all... what a bummer. I think that the setting on this computer is not allowing the photos to upload, and trying to reconfigure the browser settings in Spanish is more than I can get my head around... What a pain. Anyway, I think I will feel better after having a bit of lunch, as those who know me well are aware of my tendency to become a bit hyperglycemic when I haven't eaten all morning...

We are getting very excited about heading to Argentina tomorrow, and just running around Santiago today getting prepared, picking up last minute items (like candy bars for Nicolo)... The wonderful little market where we spotted the $10US Alpaca sweaters has now completely vanished, leading us believe that when we see something that we really want, don't hesitate, but just buy it... It may not be there a week later!

A true highlight of the trip so far was meeting Daniella and her kids, Matias and Valentina... Daniella is the sister of Paul's (ex) brother-in-law Tristan, who grew up here in Santiago... Two nights ago, we joined them for dinner and ended up really hitting it off, drinking a couple bottles of wine, and talking until after midnight... so much fun, and such lovely people! Daneilla is super interesting, and has so many similar interests to my Mom (native spirituality, astrology, herbal remedies, etc...) that I couldn't help but think how well they would get along... we talked for a while about Bach flower remedies and how much they really help me with my anxiety when flying... The next day, there was a phone call from the front desk of the hotel letting me know that Daniella was in the lobby! She had come downtown with Valentina just to bring me a little bottle of Bach flower remedy... such a lovely thing to do. I hope that we keep in touch with their family in the future, and that we get to reciprocate in England sometime.

More soon from B.A... much more to say about Chile (of course), but getting tired of staring at this screen! Photos are worth a thousand words, so at the moment, I am speechless. xxx Jason