Ending of leg 1

Mon 31 Oct: Yesterday was a right off. It was raining all day. We have had at least double the amount of rain the last week than we have the previous 3 months. So we sat in the van, reading and googling of Walmart wifi. In the afternoon we eventually managed to get to a car wash and Laundromat and got those final chores out of the way, then Siri sent us on a wild goose chase looking for a dump station, said there was one at a Husky petrol station which was not right, luckily there was a campground not to far away, which we could use for $14. We really needed to do it last thing in the morning and because we were to stingy to pay $76 for a site for the night, found a side road nearby to park for the night. So this morning we did final pack, made a packed lunch, emptied fridge and disposed of leftover jars - not to much, mainly peanut butter, mayonnaise, mustard, and little bit of jam. Went to campground, emptied tanks and then on too A Best Rv repairs in Surrey to drop the van off, firstly Doug dropped me and bags at bus stop, so he will have a 900 m walk back to. The bus ride was probably about 30 minutes, then two short train rides, and we were at the airport, with about 10 hours to wait for our 11.15pm flight to Mexico City.
Tue 1 Nov: At Mexico city airport. Flight was uneventful - weren't sitting together however. Now a 13 hour wait, before our connecting flight to take us to Santiago, which we get into at 6.30 am, and then got to wait til 3 pm to get our room - am going to be so ready for a bed by then. So "It Begins" now ends but the journey continues in "Chile and Argentina"Read more