We
are back in beautiful civilized Santiago where everything is neat and
tidy and the road rules are obeyed.
Yesterday
was a waiting day. We waited for the car to collect us from the
hotel. He had to park on the wrong side of the road between the
stalls to pick us up, but at least he was on time and got us to the
airport through the chaotic traffic very efficiently.
We
waited at the airport for the check in counter to open. Then we
waited in a different part of the airport for the immigration counter
to open. Then we waited for the boarding call. Then we waited while
the crew dealt with a medical issue with one of the passengers but
the flight itself was fine.
We
came to Santiago via Iquique which is a coastal town in the northern
part of Chile. It looks like a desert towm located on a narrow strip
of land between the ocean and the steeply rising mountains
immediately behind. There we had to collect our luggage, go through
immigration and customs and then hand our luggage back to go back on
the aircraft, but, as usual, the arrangements worked perfectly in
that there was a driver and guide waiting for us when we got to
Santiago at about 11:00pm to bring us to the hotel.
Later
today, we will be doing a city tour and we may try and do a day tour
tomorrow before heading home on Wednesday.
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