Back to the mainland

Yesterday was a travel day. We took the five-hour flight back to Santiago and had a driver take us to our hotel in Valparaiso, about a hour and a bit from the airport. We’ve been to Valparaiso before, but it was in 2020 when there had been civil unrest so we thought we’d like to revisit.

When we landed, we learned that a major blackout had left a swath of Chile in the dark. Sure enough, our hotel neighbourhood was pitch black and we checked in to flashlight! No sooner were we done when the lights came on and all was good. The hotel we’re staying at is a restored mansion of only 23 guestrooms sitting on one of Valparaiso’s many hills. Dreamy.

Today, we’ll have a tour of the city as well as a trip to wine country.Lue lisää