So Long Santiago...

Unfortunately for me, the epic New Year party and the following hours of sitting in the cold night air took their toll on my body, and I spent the next week in bed with flu, shivering, aching and generally looking like a warmed up corpse. For this reason, the last week of our time in Chile was pretty uneventful (which definitely doesn't make for a fun post!).

Joe carried on his research in the office alone and put together a presentation, and by the end of the week I was just enough recovered to present my findings as well. Overall our time at Odfjell was unique and very interesting. The job was enjoyable, the estate was beautiful and the horses were just the highlight of everything. In hindsight, we think hiring a car would have been a good option, just to allow us to get off the vineyard without having to rely solely on Uber (which was not easy).

We made it into Santiago for a last weekend, walking back around the sights, picking up some last minute essentials and generally relaxing (including indulging in a pizza at Patio Bellavista).

Our final challenge came when we actually tried to leave to catch our flight to Buenos Aires. Of the very few uber drivers available, those we contacted kept cancelling our trip, leaving us stuck at the vineyard in the middle of nowhere for an hour, desperately trying to make our way to bus terminal to get an airport transfer. We made it in the end, and caught our flight, but not without a little bit of stress!

The journey to Buenos Aires from Santiago is so short, the plane doesn't have time to get to a normal cruising altitude, so we were treated to a beautiful view of the Andes as we passed by. All in all, an enjoyable end to our time in Chile...

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