Destination: Chile

Day 35 (8-8): Chile Rapa Nui - Santiago

Sun, 8 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [454]

- One person was noticably absent from the breakfast table in the morning - Bob. None of us knew if he was back, and if so, when he came back. - Bob was one who mentioned to us about the uniqueness of Easter Island's mass service (Rapa Nui tradition ... Read more >

Photos: Day 34 (8-7) Rapa Nui (Hike to Cerro Maunga Terevaka and across Beach)

Sat, 7 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Photo Gallery

Day 34 (8-7): Chile Rapa Nui

Sat, 7 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [403]

- We started our routine of the day at breakfast. The weather was not the greatest today - it actually looked like it would rain. Depending on the water temperature, Natalie may try out scuba-diving/surfing; Bob was going to take the day easy. After ... Read more >

Photos: Day 33 (8-6) Rapa Nui (Hike along West Coast and Volcano Rano Kau )

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Photo Gallery

Day 33 (8-6): Chile Rapa Nui

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [327]

- This is an early group. By 8:15 am, all of us were at the table exchanging game plans for the day. Bob and Paul would check out scooters for rent and possibly head to the beach (If the scooter proves to be a good deal, Paul would keep it for our hike ... Read more >

Photos: Day 32 (8-5) Rapa Nui (Evening Traditional Show)

Thu, 5 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Day 32 (8-5) Rapa Nui (Full Day Tour)

Thu, 5 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Photo Gallery

Day 32 (8-5): Chile Rapa Nui

Thu, 5 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [330]

- Breakfast is served from 8 to 10 every day. When I walked out of my room at 8:15, I was the last one at the table. We started discussing our plans for the day. Natalie and I planned to check out the Museum to get a better understanding of the Island´s ... Read more >

Photos: Day 31 (8-4) Rapa Nui (Coast Near Residence)

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Photo Gallery

Day 31 (8-4): Chile Rapa Nui

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [411]

- One couple at the hostel is taking the same flight to Easter Island, so we set out together at 5:30 am to take the airport bus for our 8 am flight. (LAN Airlines is the only flight operator to Easter Island and there is only one flight per day, occasionally ... Read more >

Photos: Day 30 (8/3) Santiago

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Photo Gallery

Day 30 (8-3): Chile Santiago

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [341]

- An early morning (8 am as usual) and walked around Santiago Central.  - Headed to San Cristobal noon-ish. Original plan was to walk up to the Virgin Mary statue (6 km), but by then I had already walked 4 hours, non-stop. Gave myself a break, and ... Read more >

Lots of Snow and a trip to town

Sun, 1 Aug 2010 | By gandd | Views [531]

Well first month is over and all is well, not much to report, for a few reasons.   The first being that we have had largest snow dump, they said it was the biggest in the last 15yrs. This prevented us from going up the hill to build trails, ... Read more >

Photos: Local town and Bike trails

Sun, 1 Aug 2010 | By gandd | Photo Gallery

Day 21 (7-25): Chile San Pedro - Jujuy

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 | By cee_402 | Views [384]

- A long bus day today.  - Bus was supposed to arrive at 09:30 am, but it did not come until 11 am. We spent another hour at the Chile immigration booth 3 minutes away from the bus station. The busload of passengers couldn´t help but wonder: Wouldn´t ... Read more >