Greetings from Chile!

 It's so strange; I always think about writing for several days and don't ~ until one morning it's like NOW! You will write NOW! Ha. So, here we are. 

We've been in Chile since 27 December 2024. It's been a really nice visit. I was here for about two days and already liked it more than Greece. I ended up with acute tonsilitis, though, and spent from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am at the clinic our first week here. Who knew adults could still get tonsilitis???? Anyway, a shot in the butt of antibiotics and another of steroids/analgesic and I was remarkably better by the time I woke up and 100% within the next three days. The facilities and care were as good as anything I've gotten in equivalent towns in the States ~ and the whole thing was free. It was amazing. 

All's been well since then, thank goodness. The end of the holidays was nice. NYE, we were expecting peanut butter sandwiches, potato chips, and Netflix in the room (which, let's be honest, wouldn't have sucked) but there's a casino attached, so we thought we'd at least check it out. Nope. We don't gamble and we don't drink much and 9:30 is early, so it was a nonstarter. As we headed back to the room, we walked by the nice restaurant attached to the hotel and casino, the nicest in the whole area. Next thing I know, My Favorite has us a table for the evening, dancing at midnight included. So...we had a lovely NYE dinner and we back in the room on the 6th floor in time to see the fireworks at midnight.

Chile, and Chillan where we are specifically, is a great place. People are kind and respectful to each other. And not just to the tourists, but each other. Infrastructure is good; government is no more corrupt than anywhere else; medicine is first rate. My Favorite has loved Santiago for years and I see why. 

Will I post more? Who knows. But the adventure continues...