Category: Surf to Sand

I awoke a few times in the night as our flight from Santiago to Toronto was jostled by turbulence. Thankfully, I had remembered to buckle my seatbelt outside of my…

I’d wondered how we’d sleep last night – there are at least two different conferences here, and the lobby bar was hopping when we left. But the Sheraton Santiago has…

The music from the San Pedro de Atacama 45th anniversary festival did not go until 4 am – it was closer to 4:30 am. Thankfully, I slept until 3:30 am…

When last we joined our band of travellers, we had just managed to secure ourselves both an early bedtime and a late sleep-in. “What could possibly go wrong?” we wondered…

Breakfast was a rush this morning, despite our late start – or perhaps because of it. We were tucked away in a corner of the restaurant and service was slower…

Sleep-in day! Still had to wake up around 8:45 am-ish in order to get breakfast, but that’s a far cry from many of this trip’s early starts. It’s not entirely…

A later start to the morning today, made all the better from a good night’s sleep. Another delicious breakfast and then over to the reception area to meet up for…

Another bright and early start to the day – after a not-quite-restful night. It’s unclear whether I’m still getting used to the altitude or the sounds of the area, but…

We slept fairly well – or my son and I did, at least. We have been revisited by our old archnemesis – the rooster – who has been joined by…

The morning dawned – early, dark and bleary. We knew we shouldn’t have stayed up late to watch the World Series, but we did it anyway. Now we were faced…