Hello all! Will update soon!

Hello everyone, hope that you had a great Valentines Day :-)

I have left the cold rainy weather of Peru and headed to the north of Chile - this morning I arrived in Arica, Chile after a 17 hour bus ride from Cusco. It is so very nice to be in the summer - and dry - sun again. I spent the entire day just relaxing at the beach! Tomorrow I will be renting a bike for a mere 10 dollars and exploring the city of Arica a bit more, including some nearby archeological sites and viewings of sea lions.

Many of you know the details of my adventures through email, but I will be sure to post more here and all of the photos when I get back to Santiago (and free and faster internet!!) Until then, hope everyone is well and that the first few months of 2009 have started wonderfully!