May 28

We were able to lay down a little on the flight. The planes usually aren't too full on Wednesdays so we each grabbed an empty row and were able to curl up and sleep a little.

Arrived in Santiago 7am local (Atlantic time), customs was no problem we declared a stick of Pepperoni which caused some interest but they let it come in.

We waited till 1:00 for our flight and they informed us the flight would probably be cancelled due to fog in Balmaceda. They advised everyone to go home as the airline didn't provide any help for weather caused delays or cancellations. They finally gave folks an option of going as far as Puerto Montt and see if the weather had cleared in Balmaceda. We elect to go on as we have no where to stay in Santiago anyway.

In Puerto Montt we wait around a while and finally they tell us the flight is cancelled.
However they do surprise those of us who tried to make it with the information that they will put us up for the night.

We all load on a nice bus and head for town. We end up at the new Holiday Inn which is attached to the mall. It overlooks the bay and our room has an incredible view. How nice!

We ate in the mall and crashed.