The Van

Getting around in Chile has been very different than Ecuador.  In Ecuador, we always had a driver coming to pick us up, and drop us off at different hotels.  In Chile, on the other hand, it has been our family along with Grandma and Grandpa in a 12-person van, driving between hotels.  Altogether, the experience hasn’t been all that bad, aside from some carsickness and cramps.  

We got the car when it was brand new.  Now, at the end of our trip, it looks like a big trash can inside. We always buy some snacks for the long car rides.  After the snacks are gone, we leave all the wrappers and garbage in the seat pockets, which, from there, make their way onto the floor.  During our long rides, (which usually vary from between 3 to 5 hours) we don’t usually interact much.  The grownups just relax, look for directions or listen an audio book about Tina Fey, while I listen to music, watch movies, play a game in my phone or read and Ruby just listens to an audiobook by herself.  These rides are not the most fun thing in the world, but they are alright if you have a phone. :D