Our next couple of weeks were filled with Spanish lessons; 4 hours a day, 5 days a week, followed by homework and practise. Staying at Gloria's was lovely, where she provided us with yummy flatbreads with butter, jam and cheese for breakfast, freshly made fruit juice each morning and tea, and even fried eggs on a Sunday! We also had lunch with her and her family (grown up son and daughter and sometimes a couple of her grandchildren), where we were fed very well, ...

Our LAN airways flight from Auckland to Santiago went pretty smoothly, despite consisting of 11 hours mainly over the Pacific Ocean! It was the final flight for the aircraft, which meant all the crew had carnival style accessories attached to their outfits and there was a very cheery atmosphere between them all...not sure you would get away with that on British Airways. Once in Santiago it was just a short wait before catching our second flight up to Lima, althou...