Leaving Santiago

After lunch in McDonald's (oh dear...) we climbed up Cerro Santa Lucia, an incongruous hill smack-bang in the middle of downtown Santiago. The views are impressive, but the oppressive pollution makes the views of the Andes a bit hazy! Back down at sea level, we wandered through cute little Barrio Paris y Londres, before ending up in this Internet café. From now, we're just killing time until our bus leaves from Santiago's southern terminal at 21.00. We're going to Valdivia, where we plan to stay a couple of nights, then reaching Puerto Montt before the weekend. That'll gives us a couple of days to explore the port before our cruise ship (or, more accurately, "converted cargo ferry") leaves on Monday at 16.00.