SANTIAGO

14 OCT LEAVE LV AT 11.....40 MIN TO LA....3HR LAYOVER...CHANGE GATES 40 MILES..LEAVE LA 15 OCT 11 HOUR NICE FLIGT TO CHILE....VIKING AT AIRPORT 30 MIN TO MARRIOT CHECK AT 6 AM GET SETTLED 4 HOUR CITY TOUR 8 MILLION PEOPLE HERE GREAT DAY GREAT GUIDE....LUGGAGE FIRST OFF DINER AT HERITAGE SITE AWFUL SERVICE GREAT PASTA MON WINE TOUR TUES ON THE BOAT 2 WEEKS 16 oct great breakfastbuffett 4hour trip 100 dollars to wine home biggest best in world good driver one hour lots of traffic great host on bust IT WAS SANTA RITA 200 YEAR HISTORY CLEAN AND CLEAR BACK TO ONE OF WORLDS WORST HOTELS...SHOP LUNCH PACK FOR BUST TO BOAT TUES 17 oct great day oneand half hours of interstate santiago to valpariso great views to the boat noonish one day two buffets best in world.4 events science marine lecture....piano violin...video amundson trip to south pole piano violin....tomoroows program...the two buffets....in 9 hours wondering what we going to do on the boat. 18 oct all day on boat what a great day never left the boat super breakfast great guided tour of boat...verena great science lecture ...deck one preview zodiaks subs visit coming 1100 daily briefing great info ...isabel great lunch science research program janet asked 19 questions...jason excellent visited tour salesperson she knows all going t9o achor wat 2015 violin and piano another losster and duck buffett trivia janet got 16 of 20 video andes soccer team uruagy accident....71...ate their teamates good program video on whales great 19 oct slow morning 2 meals fri orientation violin trvia more great food still have no got off the boat 2 great programs whale expert with video...film on flight birds great 20 oct slow morning off the boat at last ...bus trip thru castro chile...3 churches all wood no marble...clean rural state 100 tho...city 30,000 who would haVE KNOWN this island existed inside coast of east chile back to boat read paper on line violins daily bruiefing ...dinner at high end restaurant nore of that tomorrow...trivia....show about wormwood of mythical creatures jason suped this up to lots of nonsense and fun,,,finally another great whale video off boat on 21st