Planning

Pictures: My buddy K-Korn chillin' on the plane, Mt. Rainer on my way to the airport.
Justin met me at the airport and totally saved my ass so I didn't have to struggle to get anywhere. It has been easy to not plan the trip knowing that Justin is down here and willing to take me under his wing to start. Having no plan is bothering me now. I started looking into skiing but Portillo only has a 27 inch base right now and that does not scream "come here now" to me so I am happy to spend a few days in Santiago and Valparaiso with JD. It is really nice to be able to hang out with my best friend from 1st grade after not seeing him for almost 2 years. He looks taller now that his has thinned down he looks like a new man.

To the plans, Valpo for a day or two then start the ski adventure. I am going to try to make my way to all of these ski areas along the way and it is very expensive so I am going to need to be carefull how I spend my money. Carrying all this gear around is even more challenging than I anticipated it is so difficult to have two backpacks and 7 foot bag to drag around with you. We took the subway from the airport to Hostel Tales during moring rush hour and it was packed. Body to body with all of this gear, I couldn't believe we made it into the car, and once we did people at the next stop decided it was not full enough. That was my first experience in South America. Bed Time now so we can make it to Valparaiso in the morning. I am trying to get more pictures up soon.

I almost forgot about the mountains surrounding Santiago. They are the biggest mountains I have ever seen! It is like being surrounded by Mt. Rainier's. The Andes are no joke my friends they are massive. It is incredibly intimidating!!