The neighbors partied all night! We thought it might be a wedding but, no, Cris says everyone parties all night on Saturday night! And the revelers brought dogs who could not get along–there were non-stop dog fights! Ah, well… Guess that’s the hint that it’s time to leave.
After Howard and I pack our bags we head into town to shop for last minute gifts. And to find a working ATM! We are in luck for the first but out of luck for the second. We decide to have a drink which turned into two plus a light lunch of empanadas. It is our last hurrah in town. As we walk back to the hotel Cris drives up and saves us the full walk back.
We are now in the Calama airport waiting for our plane back to Santiago. The flight is uneventful. In Santiago we are back at the Hotel Orly but instead of an apartment, like our earlier visit we have the queen room. It’s small and MORE expensive than the apartment!
First mission is to find cash! And we do on the first try.
The wonderful restaurant we went to before is closed so we visit a Peruvian restaurant down the street. Rex does not even ask he just orders Pisco Sours all around. I guess we’ve finally got him trained! And these are proper ones with an egg white foam on the top and a dash of bitters–Peruvian Pisco Sours. There apparently is an argument about which country is the real source of Pisco Sours: Peru or Chile. My vote is with Peru.
For dinner Howard has an incredible “tower” of Seviche including crab claws. I have fish in chile sauce–a rather Asian dish which is usual for Peru; there is a large Asian population. Rex has scallops in an Asian sauce but he says he can’t find the scallops! We share a very sweet butterscotch-flavored pudding; it is a traditional dessert here.
Then we are off to bed to get ready for an early trip to the airport.