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December 1, 2005
Crossing into Chile through the Andes
We drove Anna into town in the morning, said goodbye as we dropped her off at an errand, and then went to return the car. Because of the flat tire last night, I had to go with the agent to get tire repaired to make sure there was no damage to the actual wheel that I would be liable for. Luckily, it was fine and I got off paying just a few dollars to patch the tire.
During the bus ride into Chile we passed a few of the lakes that we had seen up close the day before and then we were ascended up into the Andes. It was a scenic drive and the border crossing was relatively easy, even though the Chilean and Argentinean immigration departments were separated by the Andes and a good 40km apart.
Our first impression of Chile was that it was similar to southern Argentina. There were lots of lakes and picturesque views. We made it Osorno at about 3 in the afternoon. At the bus station we bought tickets to Santiago that departed at 8:30 and then jumped in a cab to a good restaurant we had read about.
The food was great at the restaurant. During the meal we started talking to a couple from the area who asked us where we were from after we didn’t know what the word “palta” meant. It is “avocado” but we were used to the more typical “aguacate” used in Mexico and Central America. After learning a little about our trip the couple invited us to dinner at their house. We explained that we already had tickets up to Santiago, but they said if we could change them we could even spend the night at their house if we wanted to. We said we would check into it, as it really was a tempting and generous offer. In the end it was going to be difficult to get a refund for the tickets so we called them up later on in the day and let them know that unfortunately we would not be able to make the trip. We promised to send them a few postcards from our travels instead.
At 8:30 we were on yet another bus to Santiago. It is hard to believe we are in our 15th country.
Posted by Peter Mork at December 1, 2005 3:32 PM
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