HOHOHOHOHOme sweet home

Hehe. Just got into Santiago this morning, and it feels soooo good to be back! Hey, would you hate me if I said it's perfectly bright, sunny, cloud-free, pollution-less, and about 67 degrees on this Christmas Eve in the Southern Hemisphere? Don't. It's the season of love.

Did a tour of the Pucón area yesterday, and midway through (between seeing cascades at a nearby lake a river and taking a luxurious dip in the mineral hot springs in the rain), Rafael called to say there was a party in my house that night. Unfortunately, I was still about 10 hours away, so I'd have to have ditched the thermal baths and gotten on the bus, if I were to catch the tail end of the carrete...But it got me all excited to see my dear family that I decided to come back last night anyway. First I hung out with Fabricio, Katie and Lelia's housemate (the Ecuadorian), who works as a kayak/rafting guide in Pucón in the summers. All set with a few Kunzmann beers under my belt and a (bad) Jackie Chan movie (fortunately subtitled, not dubbed), I snoozed on the Executive Jac Bus (semi-bed) and tumbled into town around 7am.

Turns out I'm going to spend the holiday with Marcelo and his family, just a couple of hours north of here, since buses won't be running long distance tomorrow night, and I must be here to collect Andrew Sunday morning!!!

Hope everyone is having a wonderufl Christmas (whether or not you celebrate it)! All my love from Santiago.