Just a wee update for those of you who prefer a shorter read.
We arrived in Santiago on Monday morning after a hellish bus ride. 12 hours of uncomfortable seats, mixed with a grumpy wanker of a bus attendant (similar to a flight attendant) and a breakfast consisting of a biscuit and ¨drinkable¨ juice does not make for a good bus ride. But hey, we did get to Santiago! And when we bought our own breakfast, it was AMAZING!! They do real fruit juice here, very well.
We´ve spent the past few days wandering around the city, visiting the main plaza and markets as well as the Paraguay embassy and managing to do some dissertation work. (Tomorrow will make it trip number 3 and hopefully our last to the Paraguay embassy, but atleast Steph will have a visa to the ¨shit hole¨ as Ben described to Anna when we get there - just for the record this is done over a MONTH in advance!!!)
Today we went up the Cerro San Cristobal (the viewpointy thingy in the city, states Anna). And were met by the virgin herself, arms wide open! (The statue was not quite as big as we thought it would be, as you can see it all over the city).
Our trip to the top consisted of Steph being pooped on by a foul pigeon! Which gave Anna great entertainment, as she is still laughing now. Anna did say that it was ¨supposed to be lucky ... or so they say¨ hmm ... if I get the visa to Paraguay tomorrow, I might believe it!
In other news, we´ve had ice cream TO DIE FOR!!! The combination of Raspberry Mint and Chocolate with Little Orange bits is AMAZING and if anyone is EVER to visit Santiago, they need to go to Emporio La Rosa and have this combination (although there is quiet a selection and they may be tempted by other things). But this recommendation comes with a warning: life will never be the same again and you will wander the globe (or South America in our case) searching for ice cream just as good.
Lastly, if ever you find yourself in the position where a can of tuna has stuck itself in your camping mug (possibly after you have put it there), we now know the method to extract it.
Firstly, you should take out the tuna meat. In our case, this was done by stabbing the can of tuna a couple of times and then using a sawing action with a knife to open the can. Secondly, try loosening the can´s edges. We used a knife to create a very small crevis between the tuna can and wall of the mug. Thirdly, put some kind of hole in the bottom of the tuna can (again, this was done by a knife). Lastly, using a bbq fork, wedge it into this crevis and start pushing or shoving. After a good 45 minutes and a forceful tug (this was possibly the most dangerous part of the operation, as Steph had to stick her hand into the can of tuna where there were sharp edges) the tuna can can then be extracted. Oh the plus side, there was no blood shed, the mug is still able to be used and other than knife indentations on the inside, it is fine.
We´re off to Valparaiso on Friday and then travelling north to the land of UFO´s.
Until next time, Steph and Anna
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