Day 6 - She said: Hola! So, after I left you yesterday, we went back to our hotel. I spoke to the taxi driver entirely in Spanish. Not only did I get us home, I also told him that I liked his music, to which he replied, "rock and roll." When we got back, we put away our groceries. I continued the Spanish kick by asking our waitress, in Spanish, what sauce she recommended to go with the trout ravioli. Trout ravioli you say? Yes. This is what I learned. If...

Day 6. He said: Today turned out to be a bit of a lazy day. First, we were up for breakfast before our beach hike. Today's photo is a panorama at the mouth of a river on the hike. Amazing terrain here. It's still astonishing how much it looks like Canada, and how different it is at the same time. After the hike, we went back to the room for lunch and a siesta, then planned on getting rental bikes when the rental place opened at 2. Except we read the sign from o...

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 ...