After two failed attempts to get to South America it looks like this one is actually going to come off. I'm getting my last taste of western culture, well kind of, in the Qantas lounge at Auckland airport before boarding the LAN flight for Santiago and Quito. Our final destination on this first leg of the trip is actually San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands. Following a punishing schedule of flights around Australia these past few days the last thing I really needed was six more flights in quick succession. The fact that I've been working 24x7 8 days per week this year and even coughed up some claret last weekend tells me I really need a break. Just hope that I don't worry too much about the businesses back home. At least I've left the
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