Santiago Chile

Day 1: Wow. What a night of sleep. This hotel is amazing. This was the beginning of the vacation portion of our trip. Not a lot to report today as we slept in, had an amazing breakfast, and sat at the poolside drinking and snacking. The weather was perfect and we tanned and swam to our hearts content. 

Day 2: Another award winning night of sleep. More amazing time by the pool today. We were supposed to dine at one of the world’s top restaurants (#37) but as we took our COVID tests, I tested positive…  It took a while for the realization of being quarantined in Chile for another week set in. One of the big issues is that there are no easy points of contact here in country for advice. Emily tested negative. So we went to our room to make arrangements. We have great colleagues who were willing to cover for us, a sign of a great work environment. We were extremely saddened that there was no dinner, wine tasting, or easy return home. We weren’t too preoccupied with having COVID as we were both healthy, vaccinated, asymptomatic, and had access to good healthcare if needed. After some information gathering we found that Emily was eligible to fly home but I was not…🤔 Given that we need babysitters for our pups and it would be easiest to have someone home we opted to have her fly back alone. Leaving me, here, in Santiago in a small hotel room, that I can’t leave despite amazing weather…. Get ready for some interesting blogage.