Wow well Im feeling quite chuffed after successfully negotiating the metro to the bus station & now hopefully on a bus headed to Valparisio! Didn't do so great yesterday ... I lined up during peak hour and did my best to request a ticket but when the lady at the counter started speaking rapidly in Spanish and pointing off in another direction, all I freaked out!  Spat out a 'no entiendo - no hablo espanol' shrugged my shoulders & walked away .... That ...

So headed back to Santiago again after my day in Valparisio and Vina Del Mar, arriving last minute for my 6pm pre-tour meeting with my new group. First impressions are important, so after a super quick shower, makeup over sunburn, and change of clothes, I headed off to meet my new buddies! Initially we were all disappointed when our tour leader Anton, put us all off side by saying without consultation, 'I've made the decision we"re not going to Bariloche!'...