So thought I'd let you know that I got my bag, made my day I'll tell you, so much less to worry about. I'll tell you something interesting thing about Santiago, man there are a lot of dogs!! Now I know why Bob Barker always had that announcenment at the end of The Price is Right about "Please spay or neuter your dogs," because apparently if you don't there will be thousands of dogs just roaming the street. Another interesting thing is it seems that some guy named O'Higgins seems to be pretty big down here as the main drag is named after him, I think he had something to with a fight for independence. Looks like you can't get away from those damn Irish no matter where you are in the world, almost impossible in Manhasset...HA[with a name like Aidan I'm allowed to make jokes like that]
So I had an interesting time trying to get a bus ticket to Portillo today. Everyone I have spoken to said to take the Tur Bus to Mendoza Argentina but to just have the driver let me off in the middle of the mountains before crossing the border. Sounds a little sketch, I realize, but if everyone independently says it's no problem I figure what the heck. Well I go to the Tur bus people and they say they will not just let me off in the middle of the mountains on the highway to Argentina. Considering how bad my Spanish is right now just this much info took a LONG time to figure out [this is after an hr walk to get to the bus station]. Anyway the lady directs me to take a subway all the way across Santiago in order to take a different bus. Luckily I don't buy it and keep poking around the bus station until I can find a bus company that does this. Name of the bus company O'Higgins...