Monday, December 24, 2007

Merry Christmas!

I'll try to make this entry short and sweet. The rest of our time in Viña was really nice. It's a cute beachside town and popular vacation destination for Chileans and Argentines. We were unexpectedly awoken by small earthquake tremors one morning, which was a bit scary, but it didn't do any damage by us. Other than wandering around the town, we also did an afternoon of wine tasting in the Casablanca Valley, which was pretty sweet. More details in another post. We headed back to Santiago to meet my mom and Eben's brother, Tristan, and on Friday we all headed down to the Lake District to spend the holiday together!

We are now in Puyehue, staying at a very nice resort and being pampered like never before. :) Our days are basically a whirl of massages, hiking, swimming in one of the many pools (some are heated!), and horseback riding. Yay! It's fun to be together with our families (and Luisa's best friend from Vassar, Norma, and her husband, Kevin) and just spend this holiday doing fun things and relaxing. Our families head off a bit after Christmas, and then Eben and I are on our own again. Tristan will meet up with us again after he does the Inca Trail with his dad in Perú, and we'll explore northern Chile before heading back to Santiago to fly home! The time is flying by so fast!!!

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