We feel confident that we are going back to somewhere we have already stayed and know will be good. The team who look after this hotel are outstanding in friendliness and service. (Kudos to Andreas, Juan, Felipe and Fernando. BUT after a lovely run down the coast with one resort after another (and homes of the multi millionaires hanging down the cliffs furthest north) we hit huge traffic jams. Everyone has left Santiago for Vina Del Mar for Easter it seems. We did expect it but it makes for very slow driving.
Today I finally realized I did have a USB port in the car! All this time I could have been plugging in my phone to preserve memory and listen to Eagles and Beatles. I download Mendelssohn’s String Octet (Emerson Quartet)and we enjoy that the rest of the trip...Duh.
WE are welcomed back to the nice Hotel Boutique Cassinetta by 2 of the great team there, Andreas and Juan. Later we will meet up with Felipe and Fernando. Can’t say enough about this wonderful team and the lovely hotel where we now stay for another 4 days. After a welcome shower, we are served a glass of wine and hours d of smoked salmon, goat cheese and tomatoes artfully presented in the beautiful living room overlooking the gorgeous garden.
WE return to the nice Peruvian resto about 10 minutes walk down the hill (2 back up the hill!) and run into a young man there who offers to help us with our Spanish. His English is very good. Turns out he’s Australian, family moved there from Chile when he was 2 so he is recovering his roots.
The pavements in this country are mostly disgusting. In the dark going back, I fall into a hole and bang up my elbow - later repair the slit in my windjacket with a bandad, likewise my elbow! Twisted my ankle and have a bruised heel now. Sheesh..
I also got stung by a tiny wasp just standing near the cafe at a rest stop. It develops into a huge bright red hard mass on my leg and itches for days, even with my anti-itch gel.
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