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TRAVEL BLOG ENTRY
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“on what we all fondly call the ¨Scott trail¨” |
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We touched down in Santiago and had to do a double take! It looked
like we were landing in California!! Santiago is a big city, and like
any big city bordered by a mountain range, the smog gets stuck.
Supposedly there are fabulous views of the Andes after it rains, but
on the day we decided to climb Cerro San Cristobal (a hill in the city
with a zoo, a huge statue of Mary atop, and a ferrocarril), all we saw
were some silhouettes behind a thick veil of brown. Aaaahhhh, city
life. We met some more nice folks at our hostal--this time an Aussie
couple Dan and Bee who were just starting a three year trip around the
world. Sometimes it pays to sell your house and business and hit the
road. . .
Before we left Santiago, we had a drink with Carolina, the daughter of
a midwife who lives in Vina del Mar. We hope to see her again on
our way back through. . .
At the bus station, we met an ex-pat Minnesotan guy named Scott who
ended up giving us some great info for the next leg of our trip. We
kept waiting for there to be some catch, but so far all he gave us
were good maps, and good recommendations. We have been able to get a
little bit more off the beaten path because of his suggestions, and
have met a bunch of other nice people, (who like us were approached
by Scott at the bus station), on what we all fondly call the ¨Scott
trail.¨ This time we were actually able to book seats on the
bus-cama, and actually got a good night´s sleep on the way to Pucon,
even if they did play ¨little man¨ on the way, it was worth it.
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