24th Jose makes us our last breakfast as we are leaving for the airport in Calama at 9am. The drive is about 1 hour, and our flight is at 11.40am. It is so peaceful sitting on the porch having breakfast. All you can hear is birds singing. The sky is beautiful blue, not a cloud in sight. There is not a breath of wind. We are enjoying the atmosphere so much I lose track of time and we nearly miss our shuttle bus. We arrive at the airport with 15 minutes to spare...

20th Breakfast is pretty average, at least I wasn't disappointed. As we are checking out the guy at reception has the nerve to tell me that there is a charge for the food, but they won’t be charging me. Why bother to tell me at all. The flight departs half an hour late, but we dont miss our connecting flight to Calama. Arrive in Calama and our shuttle bus to San Pedro de Atacama is waiting for us. The trip to San Pedro takes just over an hour. We are dro...

16th Its pack up time, and we have to be at the airport by midday. The taxi driver is an honest guy and doesn't try to rip us off (apparently its very common for them to rip tourists off.) Flying with LAN again, and our flight departs on time. It’s a 3,000k, 3.5 hour flight as we head down to the bottom of South America. This is called the Patagonia area, and its full of Glaciers and snow capped mountains. Can’t wait to get there! Arrive on time, ...

9th We head into the city today to do a tour inside the restored Theatre building. The transformation from a run down building to its finished state is pretty impressive. Its only a short tour, but we get to see enough. We have lunch in a pretty busy restaurant around the corner. It's a buffet, but the catch is you get your plate weighed after making your selections, and the cost is $10 per kilo. Its not a bad deal as the food is really good and there is a lot t...

5th Not much sleep last night. Its hot, humid and noisy. We attempt to try and work out the bus service here in Rio, and it's a nightmare. The decision is made to catch a bus to the ferry terminal and take the ferry across Guanabara Bay to Centro. Guanabara Bay is very polluted, and would not think of swimming in the water, its brown. The ferry ride is relaxing, and we make our way to the subway. The subway is easy to use as there are only 2 lines. North/south,...