Not the best of beginnings

Adaptability and a positive attitude are crucial when traveling. This is something I'm sure most people who have traveled abroad have learned, particularly the importance of adaptability. Though we may plan a trip well, inevitably something always changes or goes wrong. Well...Reed and I have definitely had a test in our patience and adaptability over the last couple days.

It started when we landed in Santiago yesterday morning. We had been traveling for the last 16 hours and were in baggage claim to pick up our backpacks. We had another flight to Punta Arenas later in the morning. I got my backpack but, Reed's never came. We spent the next several hours talking to the airlines, postponing our next flight in hopes that the next flight from Lima, where our layover had been, would bring it. Finally, we boarded the plane for Punta Arenas and took a bus up to Puerto Natales. We left the address of where we were staying so that hopefully his backpack would be delivered once they found it.

As of this morning the airlines still has no information as to where his backpack is. So we are adapting, or trying to. Once the stores open we ll replace or rent the gear that is essential and then start on the O circuit this afternoon. Not the best of beginnings, but at least we have made it safely and the weather is perfect.