Rapa Nui to Santiago. It’s a long flight and took pretty much the whole day. The flight TO Easter Island was on a beautiful, brand new 787. The flight today FROM Easter Island was on a 777 that seemed to be overdue for overhaul. The entertainment system had no audio tracks and only two movies — one in Spanish, one in English. Food was a soggy sandwich. The reading lights didn’t work, either. Not the plane’s fault, but we were also surround by several families with tiny kids. One toddler was particularly loud. So not a pleasant flight.
We are in the same hotel in Santiago that we were in previously, and it’s very nice. Dinner this evening was “on our own,” but this is a very agreeable group, so we all went to the same restaurant together, along with Carolina, our tour director. By the time we finished, it was pretty much time to turn in.
Some observations: The food on this trip has been excellent! Also, we’ve never been on an OAT trip with so much included wine with meals. South America has a very highly developed wine culture, and that has been evident in our menus. We have tried to be healthy about our diet, but we have still eaten way more than we usually do at home. We have also spent many days like today on this itinerary, in airports and on planes. But South America is a huge continent, and the only way to see as much as we have in this span of time is to fly from place to place. These travel days are sort of a waste, but there really isn’t any other way to do it.
We are in the same hotel in Santiago that we were in previously, and it’s very nice. Dinner this evening was “on our own,” but this is a very agreeable group, so we all went to the same restaurant together, along with Carolina, our tour director. By the time we finished, it was pretty much time to turn in.
Some observations: The food on this trip has been excellent! Also, we’ve never been on an OAT trip with so much included wine with meals. South America has a very highly developed wine culture, and that has been evident in our menus. We have tried to be healthy about our diet, but we have still eaten way more than we usually do at home. We have also spent many days like today on this itinerary, in airports and on planes. But South America is a huge continent, and the only way to see as much as we have in this span of time is to fly from place to place. These travel days are sort of a waste, but there really isn’t any other way to do it.
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