Hola from Chile

After having traveled nearly 27 hours to get to South Africa last year, the 12 hours of travel time to arrive at our current destination seemed a breeze. Hola from Santiago, Chile . . . more specifically, we are an hour from the city at the vineyard in the Valle del Rosario, between the ports of San Antonio and Valparaiso, one of the largest and busiest ports in South America. We have decided to spend our first night at this lovely and secluded vineyard so as to acclimate to the time (a whopping 3 hour time difference!) and more importantly to recover from the red-eye flight that brought us here. Not much to report as of yet, other than we are the only people staying at the hotel, one of the many perks of traveling during off season, and the staff has only us for whom to care. We have the place ALL to ourselves! Yes, it is a bit chilly because it is winter here in Chile but I do enjoy sitting by a warm, toasty fire knitting or reading. Ciao for now, lunch is being served followed by a tour of the winery... --Christine UPDATE: JUST returned from a wonderfully educational and insightful tour of the Organic Winery...what did I learn? I like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir . . . A LOT!