Woke up at 7am for breakfast at our Hotel Atkinson, which was a rather bizarre combination of bread, fruit, and ... fudge pie? Jaime was stu…

Last night after landing in Vicuna we had a 45-minute drive to our hotel in Pisco Elqui. I was SO ready to crawl into bed, but played the good spor…

Jaime met us at the airport, and oddly enough, Mario and Leo - our hosts for so many days -- were whisked off so quickly, we hardly had time …

Had a terrible night a Casa de Don Thomas (my least favorite hotel of the trip thus far), and were up at 6am for a fantastic breakfast. What do…

After our 4-wheelin' excursion and subsequent dirt-removal operations, we found our hosts Mario and Leo in the lobby, ready to go. It's nice to…

Enjoyed a great breakfast at  La Casa de Don Thomas. Good thing, as we needed fortification for our big day of bike riding! I am not exac…

We got up at 7am to a bright, clear, and sunny day. Superb! Met Jaime and Mario for breakfast as Leo slept in. It was so nice we could actually sit…

We left our hotel in Bahia Ingles at 11:10, and today was my turn to fly the whole leg. It was our first time with our new pilot guide Mari…

Our stop for the day was Atacama airport near the city of Bahia Ingles. I was flying, and happy to have another easy name to pronounce -- it m…

This morning on our way to the airport, our cab driver stopped at Lidor, a "super mercado," for provisions. (Think Target Greatland: food and more)…

We had a so-so buffet breakfast at the InterContinental, then Jaime picked us up for OUR FIRST DAY OF FLYING! We were excited beyond words. I kindly …

Back in July 2006, I read an article in Plane & Pilot magazine about a "self fly" tour of Chile (www.touraviation.com). As a fairly new pilot, I wasn…