Hey everyone! It has been pretty hard to find internet cafes with decent connections, so uploading pictures has been literally impossible. I am hoping that a little later today I will be able to get a few on the blog but who knows if it will work or not.

In the interest of catching everyone up I am going to move on from the Galapagos and just let the pictures do the talking. Needless to say the cruise was amazing and we got to see things that I never could have imagined. The seas were a bit rough, but I had plenty or dramamine and dealt with it just fine.

We had to better part of the 10th, my bday, to explore around Quito some more after returning from the Galapagos so we headed to the Otavalo market about 2 hours from our hotel. The market was huge and had some amazing crafts. I spent close to two hours walking arounds and picking up some gifts for various people (Jillian expect some great stuff). After the market we headed to the airport and caught the redeye to Chile.

We arrived in Santiago on the morning of the 11th and after a serious nap I headed out to meet Adela who is here visiting family. It was a bit of an adventure since her family lives over an hour from Santiago in a barrio called Maipu. After some serious confusion and a few hours Ben and I arrived, and had a great time with Adela and her family. Thet prepared us ahuge lunch and we sat around and talked for a long time. It was great to see her in South America, and her family was incredibly hospitable.

The next day we met up with Bens cousin Lee, who was the reason for our stay in Chile (he got married on Saturday). Lee and some of his buddies took us to a casino, where Ben and I somehow managed to win $700 (American). I have no idea how we pulled it off, but that money is going to be a huge help over the next couple months.