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 ...

Day 9 - She said: Wow! Our last full day in Villa La Angostura. And what a great day it was! We started off lazy, which we both needed. We've taken a lot in in our time here, and we were both pretty exhausted. A slow start was just what the doctor ordered, and gave me an opportunity to (finally) catch up on the short story series that Andy got me for my birthday LAST year. LOVE these stories. One Story, if you're interested in checking them out. It's a huge vari...

Day 8. He said: today is the day we go sailing with Jorge. This is one of the events we had on our honeymoon gift registry, so it has some particular meaning. I haven't been actually sailing (as opposed to boating in general) since a catamaran trip with my mom in Puerto Vallarta when I was in high school. We caught the bus as usual, stopped for a coffee in town, then headed out to Puerto Mansa to meet Captain Jorge. We got a tiny bit lost, and picked up another ...