Hi folks,

just a quick one to say that we're now safely arrived at Santiago, Chile and staying at an absolutely GORGEOUS hostel called "Happy House". It's newly rennovated and the most comfortable hostel ever - thanks Kitty for the recommendation! We've met some lovely people here but sadly they all moved on today - but it's a great place to meet and chat to people from all over the place - let's see who arrives over the next three days......

We've seen only a little bit of Santiago and are hoping to take some spanish classes over the next few days, but we'll just take one day at a time. On Saturday we begin our 15 day overland trek with a company called Kumuka, using local transport and with a group we travel up through Chile and into Bolivia, ending at La Paz. Should be good - will keep you posted.

Anyway, that's enough for now. Til next we blog,

Hasta lluego (see you later, but probably the wrong spelling!!)

love from Linda and Pen xx