Chile!

A couple things have surprised me about Chile. First, I am in the exact same time zone as I was in Toronto despite a 10 hour flight, which makes Chile my new favourite vacation destination because jet lag sucks. The other is how clean and modern it is. I was all prepared for a hint of developing nation and now I feel all racist. Toronto is dirtier then Santiago.

Dad met me at the airport which started off a panic because he didn't have his luggage. He'd arrived 6 hours before me, and due to circumstances I still do not fully understand, he had left without picking up his bag. It was eventually found in the airline's office. You could see it through the glass, behind its locked doors, which were to remain locked until Monday because everyone had taken off for Easter weekend.

(I'll save you any suspense, we managed to pick it up today.)

We drove out to Vina Del Mar without the aid of a map because we couldn't find one, and even managed to find the hotel I'd booked by driving aimlessly around. The luck of the Vernon's, which held out at the casino, when I managed to win enough money by hitting random buttons to buy Dad a cigar. Admittedly we were given coupons and I won less then the coupon was originally worth, but I still consider it a victory.