It{s already our last night here. Hard to believe. Revelrie is at 5 am to set out to see the geysers north of here and then leave around 3 pm to get our flight back to Santiago.

The best part of being here is a hombre can fully live the hombre experience. Gary{s been off doing lots of guys stuff and is simply loving it. The trip today was wonderful. I am planning to upload some photos when I get back to Santiago.

We opted to take excursions that provided maximum variety of scenery, altitude and animals-desert-exercise-people mingling. First day south, today was east and tomorrow is north. Trip to airport is north and west, so we get a reasonable idea as to terrain.

We met a great couple from Chicago and will join them for dinner. The gentleman here working on menus is a chef with a resume that includes several of my favorite restaurants in New York. We can now gossip about the perfect salsa and the Giants. The cuisine here is based as much as possible on local food. We have liked everything they have served.

I{m finally heading out now to explore San Pedro a little bit. It{s lively and a spot for college backpackers.

More from Santiago.

Cheers, Anne