There's no Midnight Buffet, but ......

G-man and I are not luxury travelers: no resorts are expecting our arrival with rum punch in hand. We have our moments though, and it is the enexpected warm encounters that knock my socks off about travel. For example, you only have to open your mouth here to be asked where you are from and are thus launched into a warm, happy conversation. We wandered into a pet food store, looking for birdseed, unsuccessfully, but had a great visit with a young man and his 11 yr-old dachshund, LuLu. Before we wandered back out, he wanted to give us a free gift of a tarot reading. I now know that I have a bright future, and Gerry learned the name of our next president. Either that, or he will be meeting an interesting woman, and I didn't quite get the translation. Que sera!
  Today's outing led us to meet a nice woman working in a gift shop. Before we left, she kissed us good-bye, and all but invited us home. What a lovely person!
   Chileans always do the kiss on the cheek thing, tho guys just hug and slap each other on the back. This occurs even if you meet and part several times a day.
    We are also having fun shopping for a mop and other necessary tho mundane items. It's kind of an adventure.
    On a separate note, if you ever celebrate your birthday in San Fernando, I strongly recommend a slice of chocolate torte and a cappuccino at Cafe Roma!
   Ciao! Que  le via bien!  I promise to do something more exciting soon!