Have you ever driven to Burns, OR...

If you haven´t...you´re missing nothing. Notice in the Google Map..there is dirt, dirt and more dirt...oh I think there´s a hill and some sagebrush! However when I drove in a bus through Northern Chile for 18 hours it seemed to blow me away even though it was bare! Maybe it was because I didn´t have to play Classic Rock Name That Tune with Dad or hear Mom bursting into showtunes about sagebrush or Oklahoma! Actually I loved that about road trips, but one thing will forever be true: James Taylor is the best road trip music...and "Lost" in Spanish is WAY more intense (because of the voice-overs) and fun to watch on a bus (okay that makes two things!)

I will try to keep my observations minimal, but so much happened since my last post...so be sure to check it all (cause I back dated them). The trip made me HATE my flight on American Airlines even more. Only because our bus attendant (I guess that´s what you call them), I called him Miguel, was the nicest guy of all time. He covered me with a blanket and put a pillow behind my head. The food was still not great, but I´m pretty sure Miguel is a saint in Chile. We were pretty sick of being on the bus, and Antofagasta was pretty great. I will find a good picture of the city and send it to you, but if you can find a big race track in Northern Antofagasta then my house is very close to that...but I think the stories of mi familia are best saved for a separate post! Here´s a taste of how much we loved our bus trip...This is of Doss and Katie and I´ll make sure to add the rest in future pictures.