A table Set for Two

Buenos Días desde Osorno, Chile! I am back once again after a crazy round-Northern-Patagonia trip with Joe that most people think the two of us are crazy for doing, but neither Joe nor I feel crazy, just happy and perhaps a little out of the ordinary as it is DEFINITELY low season and we are hitting spots that are off even the high season tourist track. Which basically means that we have had more than a handful of meals that are literally just the two of us. And for some reason the music being played over the speakers includes such romantic tunes as "Truly Madly Deeply," "I Want You," and "I Will Love You Forever." It´s been rather amusing - if only they knew how truly, madly, deeply this friendship of ours will NEVER extend beyond just that - friendship!

I dont have much time to give all the delightful details, so for now I will let you know that the two of us are wonderful. Joe is eating ALL the typical foods - lots of frind meat empanadas, barley with rehydrated peaches, steak and cheese sandwiches, alfajores. And I have finally come through to the other side with my illness. And while it has rained nearly every waking moment since Joe arrived (he has come to think I am lying about the volcanoes that I assure him lay just beyond the clouds and fog in the distance that I stared at nearly non-stop UNTIL he arrived), we have seen and done quite alot - walked along the coast in Barriloche, visited the cemetary, river, and walked "The Way of Christ" (it really was WAY more fun than it soudns as I sit here typing it!) in Junín de los Andes, enjoyed a frutratingly slow border crossing, taken a million photos of monkey puzzle trees (and stray dogs that Joe has taken to naming Mitch, Lady, or Griz), walked along black "sand" beaches in Pucon, soaked in natural thermal springs, and walked along the mystic cliffs diving into the Pacific Ocean. And now we are is Osorno enjoying the company and hospitality of Claudio before jet-setting it back to Bariloche (another fun border crossing for Joe to experimentar!) to meet up with my friend Rosario - and stay in her lovely tree house:) - before flying to Buenos Aires tomorrow morning. I know it must seem like an exhausting trip, but it has not felt like that to either of us. And I have been LOVING showing off this amzing area to Joe. And love even more how excited he has gotten over everything we have seen and done - un PLACER!!

Off we must go to keep the adventure rolling. Hasta la proxima (which will probably be from los estados - I fly home for Poppa T´s wedding on Thursday night!!!)...VIVA!