Peru & Chile

Day Three June 6, 2017 Day Three: hiking Today’s Count: 13 miles 30,300+ steps 75 floors OUCH Knock knock knock! 8:30AM wake up call for dad’s room delivered breakfast has arrived! Happy birthday part two! When we arrived yesterday, our room was given a warm welcome for dad: a sweet note, a fruit basket, and special dark chocolates! The mini fridge also was decorated with some yummy items: waters, sodas, and a bottle of champagne! And the best part of it all? It’s all free! Woohoo! Happy birthday! Breakfast consisted of bread, cheese, meat, fresh squeezed juices and tea, along with some sweeter varieties. It was much needed for what we were about to do. By 9:30AM, we were out the door and headed to the bank. We continued our journey towards Orongo and the massive crater of Rano Kau. What we originally thought would be an easy, follow the island border type hike, turned into a we took the wrong route and ended up a...

Day Two June 5, 2017 Day Two: travel and Easter Island Today’s Count: 4.6 miles 11,200+ steps 7 floors LO SIENTO: I’m sorry As in, LO SIENTO for this crappy flight. We arrived safely in Santiago, and boy was it a climate change! It was so cold that you could see your breath when you got off the plane! Drastic change from the Panama City sweaty airport! It was 2:00AM when we arrived, and had to wait until 4:00AM to check our bags, so we stopped by at a restaurant named La Pausa for some quick snacks. Instead, we ended up getting two Pisco Sours and one of the best pizzas we’ve ever had. I had a Pisco Sour the other night at Churrasco’s, and while it was strong, it was a very summery type drink to me. Not in Chile! This was a strong drink for 2:00AM and an empty stomach! I can see why Mrs. Woodcock, my school’s secretary, insisted I stick with the phrase “one and done”. Dad and I chose the lazy route, and we found a secluded area of the...

Day One June 4, 2017 Day One: traveling and layovers Total travel time: 20 hours Today’s Count: 2.4 miles 6,000+ steps 4 floors LA CUENTA: the check/bill Today’s Itinerary: Wake up at 5:30AM *gag* Depart Houston at 9:00AM Arrive in Mexico City at 11:15AM Depart Mexico City at 1:55PM Arrive in Panama City at 5:45PM Depart Panama City at 6:45PM Arrive in Santiago, Chile at 2:05AM (on June 5th) Depart Santiago at 8:25AM Arrive at Easter Island at 12:20PM FINAL DESTINATION HAS OCCURRED! My dad had a great idea. He suggested that he add on to the bottom of my blogs at the end of each day. While I thought it was a cool idea, it took away from my sole perspective. We got to talking, and finally we decided on common ground. He decided he would keep a record of the day to day activities for himself on his iPad, and then send it over to me, and I could then pick and choose what I wanted...