Chile - Day 1-3 - October 2012

We are back in Chile!!! This is now our fourth trip to Santiago with 2 more to go this year! Our flight was uneventful and actually seems to 'fly' by pretty quickly now:) We seem to get through one tv show before we both doze off and wake to the usual, but yummy, fruit and custard pancakes. An Air Canada special!!! We moved quickly through customs and the airport and stepped out into a rainy Santiago day. We have never experienced cold or rain in all the times we have been here so it was definitely an adjustment!! We checked into our hotel and then ran through the rain to the grocery store to stock up on some drinks and a quick dinner before turning in early. Sunday was also cool and very overcast so we decided to try the city bus tour of Santiago. Abby and I spent 6 hours touring the city and stopping in a few hot spots. What was going to be a nice cafe lunch turned into a McHappy Meal when we realized that our English was not getting us very far! The pointing and hand gestures at McDonald's seemed to work for us:) Today was our first day of therapy. Most of the morning session was spent with Ramon and Abby finding their grove with each other and picking up where we left off last March. She did a lot of standing with boxes and walking on the ramp. Independent standing and steps too. We were lucky enough to see Ramon for a double session this afternoon when another client cancelled. Abby did a great job with narrow steps on boxes and bars. She also walked along a tilting panel and the took independent steps off the remaining boxes at the end. A great first day as Abby journey continues to make progress, one step, box, panel and ramp at a time:)