Valparaiso y Reñaca

Just got back from a mid-week weekend away to Valparaiso and Reñaca. Bussed to Valparaiso then got a crazy taxi ride to the hostel (the driver didnt know where to go and kept stopping at petrol stations coz his tyre was flat) got there and we were the only ones staying , not the nicest hostel but were out all day so it didnt matter.
Walked all around the town, its amazing, a huge port city where all the navy ships are and so theres amazing Chilean Marines walking around everywhere, what more could a girl want :D) haha. the city is a weird mix of really old slum/shacks and really fancy houses and hotels, and the weirdest thing about it is that theres not really suburbs, theyr just all mixed together, one house might be falling down and the next spectacularly expensive looking. lots of colours because its an ´artist city ´apparently, and heaps of wall meurals. so many stray dogs you wouldnt beleive, there were heaps of notices spraypainted around about stray dog genocide planned for the near future. mad me sad. i want pat them all but Claire says no... and theyr usually scratching so i wont. went for dinner at an amazing resturant in a courtyard up a cable car and down some steps, ill show photos in the near future. Bussed to Reñaca today. beachside town/huge city, that has a swimmable beach but the waves were huge and the water was cold...i just paddled. got sunburnt on my legs...twil be hard to sleep tonight. Now at Paula´s family house , a friend of a friend of katrina´s... such a nice place. theyr so generous and amazing. swimming pool and pool table, internet and playstation. this trip so far is just a holiday. hehe.

the people here in chile are all so friendly and interesting , this has to be my favourite place :D ,,, so far. Apparently the Argintinians are even more beautiful than the Chileans!

Sorry for lack of spell check, nO TiME

Santiago is fantastic

Hey just a quik hello, super busy here and the internet at the hostel, althgouh free money wise is never actually avialiable coz everyone else uses it.
Ok so so far we have been up a cable car to the top of the hill to a huge statue of St Maria. twas soo hot, and there was a stray huskey which i thought was weird. we had a free pasta night at the hostel then went to a club wich was great, the ppl at the hostel are amazing and everyone in chile is so friendly, when ppl know we speak english they start chatting heaps its great! . went to the musem today, was amazing to see heaps of inca artifacts and cloths and things so interesting and made me exciting about the rest of our trip. then went to this huge cathedral where mass was in spanish. ...i fell asleep. happens all the time here. tired all the time. then had lunch in the Plaza del armas . ..and this old chilean guy started talking about politics and history and religeon twas really interesting . katrinas friend, emma is staying here with her friends who have a huge house in the ´burbs´and we are here at the mo, swimming this arvo (which was great , soooo hot ) and the house is huge and beautiful. staying here over the weekend. tomo head to valprusio and another place that starts with v :D a beach town and staying there tomo night.
will send some photos when i have time .

Arrival!!

We.ve ARIVED IN CHILE!!!!!
The hostel is amazing, Chille Hostel... such nice ppl and in a beautiful area. Went for a walk. there were heaps of stray dogs which made me sad, i want to pat them but cant. Flight into santiago was incredible, flew in over the Andes...twas worth flying all the way to Beunos Aires to fly back . Hmm what else... well, i havent slept in two days, maybe and hour or two here and there. Going exploring tomorrow...thinking of going on a tour of the city . Sorry that theres not more exciting things to tell , but all weve done is sit on planes and in airports :D adios

The Departure

We leave for Auckland on the 27th at 8am. So if theres any friends in Auckland that would like to hang out with us for our 7 hour wait they should email me :D

We leave Chile on the 30th April, not the 20th, as the previous post says.



I got back from Surfer's Paradise yesterday. I had loads of fun in the smothering summer heat. The waves were big, the wildlife was exciting and the Neil Young was at it's best. There should be more photos of these events on facebook soon if the computer cooperates.

The Trip

Here is a rough 'Paint' impression of where we are traveling.

Leave for Santiago, Chile on the 27th January and depart from Santiago, Chile on the 20th April.

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This is just me practicing 'Blogging'.

I intend this 'blog' to cover the Ibell adventures, as best it can, for the entire world! ...But mainly just for those of you who would like to know things but arn't presently on our email list for any of many reasons.

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I read The Island of Dr Moreau today...it was amazing.