March 2nd, 2017
Thanks to Antarctic storms, our holiday in Santiago, Chile, became just one full day! But if we had not had these extra days planned, we would have lost our trip to Easter Island. We know which we’d rather NOT miss out on!
So tomorrow morning we fly to Easter Island and a few days of luxury, by the sound of it. Our Santiago residence – Hotel Santa Lucia – may be right in the city center, but definitely seems to be a place of faded glory!
From 0oC to 30oC in a few hours travel was a bit much! Fortunately there was a breeze in Santiago. So also was Santiago downtown a culture shock, following the tranquility and wildness of Antarctica. We had a brief walk around this morning, and a half-day small-group city tour in the afternoon. The latter was a great way to get an introduction to the city!
Santiago sunset
Santiago skyline
We noted this morning that the world still rock and rolls a bit when we get up! After 10 days rocking and rolling and pitching and squirming in Antarctic waters on a sturdy ship, it’ll probably take a few days to get used to terra firma again … hope there are no earthquakes!
At present I do not intend to write much about Santiago. I sort of feel what little we have seen today is enough and I do not regret the Antarctic storms robbing us of another day and a bit here. I’m impatient to get to Easter Island!
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