We arrived in Santiago around 11.30am on Tuesday 20th March, after a 15 hour flight from Sydney (broken up by a short stopover in Auckland NZ). We were exhausted after a couple of hectic weeks packing up in Melbourne as well as the long flight. We were met at the aiport by our guide and driven out to Vina Del Mar, a beachside resort a couple of hours away where we spent 4 days to rest and recover before we embarked on any sightseeing. Vina del Mar was quite nice although the weather was not as warm as we would have liked, being between 16 and 20 degrees Celcius most days. We did have a couple of warm afternoons and Guy even managed a swim one afternoon. One morning we caught the train to Valparaiso, an
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