More than a year ago, our friends Sheryl and Mike invited us to join them on a holiday to Chile. Sheryl did a huge amount of research and organised the trip. I am sharing my notes and some photos on this blog. We hope you enjoy the journey. February 17 - Tuesday - SANTIAGO We flew to Santiago via Auckland. There were a few little dramas leaving Sydney, but made our plane, using the express line to board. (One of the names had been incorrectly spelt on the ticket, which was corrected after much to-ing and fro-ing, and a cost of $80.) Flying in over Chile, we saw mountains and volcanoes rising up through the clouds - our first glimpse of the huge mountains which form the back bone of the country. A transfer vehicle took
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