Goodbye Quellón

Tomorrow morning we leave Quellón and Chiloé and head back north. We'll be going to Puerto Montt on the 10am bus (a 6 hour trip) and then catching an overnight bus (a 10 hour trip) tomorrow night (Saturday) to Concepción.

It'll be a very sad time when we leave Quellón. Tite has been a wonderful host, he and Paula have spent hours and hours chatting, and we've grown happy with the quiet lifestyle. The two kittens have been constant fun and the two dogs are amazing in their dedication to Tite. The dogs (and the mother cat) were all taken in off the street by Tite and have found a comfortable home here with him. They are very lucky compared to many of the animals we see everyday wandering the streets.

While life here isn't easy by American standards (the house is small, the money scarce, and the water heater needs to be lit with a match whenever you want agua caliente), Tite has done everything possible to make us comfortable and opened his life to us. It has truly been a fantastic experience that we'll never forget.

Gracias Tite!