It isn't really summer until you get to Chile...

It is so good to be in Chile! Why? Let us tell you:
- We can drink the tap water! Wahoooooo! Brush your teeth and drink the water. Yummy!
- We can eat anything we want, anywhere! Wahoooo! The fruits and vegetables are soooo good here!
- The sun doesn't set until at least 9PM. Wahooooo! It is really summer. After five weeks of summer warmth and sunsets at 6:15PM in Ecuador and Peru, it is good to have the long days of summer.
- We can walk everywhere at night. Wahooooo! No bandits (or at least not any more than at home!)
- We don't have to say "sin hielo" anymore. Bring on the ice! Wahooooo!
- Pisco Sours. Wahooooo!
- We've played our last games of Flushin' Roulette. Wahoooooo!
- You can walk down the street and look someplace other than the six inches in front of you without fear of breaking your neck on some "crack" in the sidewalk. Wahoooo!
- You don't have to play "Frogger" when crossing the road. The drivers actually show a degree of respect for pedestrians. Wahoooooo!
- They peel their tomatoes here or as Deborah likes to say, we are eating tomatoes like kings. Wahoooooo!
- The shopkeepers don't look at you as a counterfeiter when you hand them the equivalent of a $20 bill. Wahoooooo!
- The #1 cause of fatalities isn't driving. Wahoooooo!
- Wine isn't taxed through the roof. Less than $20 for a great bottle of wine with dinner. Wahoooooo!
- Starbucks! Wahoooooo!
- No rain for 3 days. Wahoooooo!
- There are rules. And the people respect them. Wahooooo!

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