As I flew in over the Andes I was struck with a sudden feeling of fear, thinking to myself "what on earth am I doing here?" Unexpectedly, I felt entirely unprepared for what lay ahead, as if I hadn't given it any thought at all, which in a way I hadn't.
But then I found Carlos at the airport and arrived at our lovely, cosy little flat. I felt comforted, pottering about to the sounds of Chile's 200 years of independence celebrations in the streets below and admiring the stunning view of the country's coastal mountain range from the luxury of our bedroom window.
Yesterday brought fresh challenges - venturing outside. Finding myself genuinely petrified by not understanding any of the words around me, the noisy underground, stray dogs, flies and other biting insects, I found myself wanting to go home and hide. I believe I was quite unbearable...
Then quite out of nowhere, the most spectacular scene I have ever been lucky enough to set eyes on. The whole of Santiago spread out before me, buttressed by the magnificent snow-capped Andes to the East and the coastal mountains in the West, all witnessed from the pinnacle of Cerro San Cristóbal. Absolutely breathtaking.
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| Just a third of the view from the top of Cerro San Cristóbal |
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