24-27 Jan 2007
On January 24th, we said goodbye to Mendoza and took a bus back to Santiago, Chile. We took the unbelievable busride over the Andean Mountains back to Chile - we again experienced the 27 switchbacks (which are numbered at each corner) - not for the faint-hearted. All along the road was an old railroad route, long since abandoned, but the tracks still remain...
We had one final night in Santiago and spend the hours before our flight walking around the city. We couldn't resist having a yummy chocolate fondue (see photo). In addition, we visited the 3rd house of Pablo Neruda: full of art deco furniture and colored glass craziness.
After 12 hours of flying, we witnessed a gorgeous sunrise as we touched down in JFK. We were greeted with Dad Needleman holding the sign "NeedleFrish" at the gate.
Good to be home? We're not so sure yet! BUT, it sure is good to eat a bagel, brush our teeth with tap water, and flush the toilet paper! Ahhh, the simple pleasures. . . In the next few weeks we have lots to accomplish before heading out West to California - packing, finding a place to live, shipping our things, seeing friends and family, etc.
Thanks to everyone for acccompanying us on this journey. . .
XOXO
Leigh and Andrew
