Thursday, January 10, 2008

Final Breakdown on Chile:

Country of Origin: Bolivia
Total time in country: 56 Hours
Music: Same-same, but different from the rest
People: Very happy to take my money.
Transport: Maybe some of the best in the world.
Landscape: We saw half of the country from the bus window, and it was as if someone was playing a loop of desert scene for the entire time.
Food: Worth every cent we paid, and there were a lot of them
Safety: There were safety belts on the bus
Gas prices: 648 Chilean Pesos per Liter (5.18 US dollars per gallon)
Surprised by: The pride in the voice of a Chileno when he told me that Chile was the second most expensive country in the Americas (second to the USA)
Final word: Damn, and I mean DAMN, get me out of here and step on it!
Next stop: Argentina

2 comments:

Cathie Martinez said...

Yo, Dude... You have awesome pictures, but for those of us less fortunate in our ability to travel, maybe you could pretty please write a title in or around the picture? Like what's up with that tree with the cones on it? Is that a disease, or is that how the tree grows, and what kind of tree is it? Was that cool rock just a typical sight on the beach?
By the way, I was up way too late one night and watched the travel channel talking about that dangerous road you biked down. I couldn't tell you the name of it now as I'm an old woman and it's past my bedtime, but you know what I'm talking about. I watched to see if you were one of the bikers, which you were not, but it was sure was fun to watch and say to myself, Hey, I know someone who recently did that! Fun! Love reading your blog, Lane. Keep up the good work... oh, work... when will you be doing that?? Ha!

The Fraurer's said...

So were you in San Pedro? or did you just drive through the country?

Looks like you are having a good time all around.
I enjoy the photos as well, good job keeping up with the tom foolery.
smiles
Jasmine