Day 5 - She said: Well, today started off with a beautiful hike that was led by a man who spoke only Spanish. Along with the rest of the guests. So...that was followed by a bit of a meltdown because I felt horribly prepared from a language perspective. Honesty, I thought more of my junior high Spanish would come back to me. Then I remembered that was (x) years ago. Then I was relying on my other trips to Spanish speaking countries, and remembered I didn't have t...

Day 5. He said: today, we walked. And walked. Ok ok, let me start at the beginning. First thing was the morning activity at the resort. Today, it was a local hike about the trees and other fauna. It was a gorgeous walk, lots of interesting trees and foliage. I didn't learn anything from the hike guide, however, as my Spanish is just about good enough to order the kind of coffee I like and that's about it. There were some really great local dogs that accompanied ...

Day 4 - She said: Oh, nothing. Just drove through the ash from a volcanic eruption. What'd you do today? Today marked our journey from Chile to Argentina. We had an amazing drive from Puerto Montt to Villa La Angostura, during which we got to see numerous volcanoes and stopped to take lots of pictures. Our guide, Patricio, and our driver, Vicente, we're awesome. The border crossing was relatively painless, though I did learn some things about customs regarding ...

Day 4. He said: today's the day we arrived in our destination resort by Villa La Angostura. We had a big drive through the volcanic terrain of the Andes, saw amazing and horrific sights of lakes and streams being buried under volcanic ash, trees with their leaves burned off by hot ash, and many things just completely coated in a uniform grey blanket. It looked a lot like snow, but in a grim sort of way. After we passed through the ash cloud (the volcano is still...