Day 11. The last hurrah. He said: today, we go home. But first, we have some last few things on our checklist. We had to repack our luggage, to try to balance out our weights, so that we didn't go over the limits. That took a couple minutes. Check. Then, we went downstairs for the buffet breakfast. We had 15 minutes before our guide showed up. So, it was pretty much pastry, bread and coffee. Check. Our guide and driver then took us out, 40 km south of Santiag...

Day 11 - She said: Wow! The last day of our adventure, already. We started our day with a turbo breakfast before our 40 KM drive to Pirque for our wine tour at Concha y Toro. When we arrived, it was easy to see that the grounds would be gorgeous, and they did NOT disappoint. We had a fabulous guide who taught us some of the history of the winery and the family, and led us on a tour that passed by the old family mansion, some vines, a cellar where wine is aged i...

Day 10 - She said: Our last morning in Villa La Angostura was pretty low key, with some expert wine packing to ensure survival through our evening flight. It was quite the ordeal, but I managed to get it wrapped up and well cushioned. We had a private transfer back to Puerto Montt, much like our drive the Saturday before. When our driver was a bit late, we decided to call and make sure he'd gone to the right pickup location (there had been some confusion at the...

Day 10, back to Chile. He said: today we return to Chile. We have a private transfer (drive) across the Andes, from Villa La Angostura to the Puerto Montt airport. We began the day with re-packing our luggage to accommodate 3 bottles of wine such that they could survive tonight's flight. Once that was accomplished - very well, I might add (more on that later), we went down for one last Argentinian café cortado, and then waited outside with our bags just as ash...

Day 9. Bikes and wilderness. He said: Today, Rachel and I planned to rent some bikes - another of our wedding gifts. We had decided to leave after a leisurely morning, stop at a local shop that made maté (a caffeinated herbal tea) in the traditional way - served in a gourd, and consumed with metal straws. Unfortunately, Tematyco was closed until 4pm, so we went to catch the bus into town. At this point, we discovered that Rachel didn't have her bank card. It ...