Saturday, September 15th – Santiago, Chile.
Our guide Hernan and driver Marcos met us at Santiago airport and drove us to
the very nice Plaza el Bosque Park and Suites Hotel. After checking in and
finding our suites, we met up with Ruth who’s been here a few days, and headed
for the central market to have lunch at El Galeon. It was wonderful! Seafood to
die for! We toured the fish market afterward, then on to the private horse
racing club. At that point, Cathy discovered her shoulder bag had been slip
open – luckily nothing of great value had been taken, but the bag was ruined.
So we were back on track for the city tour. After a trip up one of the hills
for a panoramic view of the city we stopped at a large wine store to stock up.
As we were about to pay, Ruth discovered that her wallet, with passport and a
good sum of cash was missing. Dropping the rest of us at the hotel, Hernan took
her to try and find it. No luck at the restaurant or market, so she reported it
to the Canadian consulate. She has to make a police report tomorrow, and fill in
some forms, have a photo taken and see the consulate on Monday for a
replacement passport. Poor Harnan – he’s done this jobe for 7 years without
incident, and then 2 in one day! We ended the day with a hall party in Cathy
and David’s suite. Lots of good food, drink and company. Sally-Jo, Lynn and
Myrna arrived from Peru with great stories and big smiles, in time to join us
for a drink and nibbles.
