Vacation’s End

The flight was 3 hours late in taking off from Antofagasta, but the time went by pretty quickly with my mom. We gained access to the VIP lounge, and were able to check our mail and navigate on the web as well as watch tv in comfy seats.

I’ve always enjoyed plane trips. My favorite part is when it takes off. That instant when the wheels leap from the ground and the acceleration pushes you gently into your seat, and you start to gain altitude. It’s pretty impressive to see the bulk of a commercial airliner heave into the air. Tons of heavy metal, baggage and humans suddenly going airborne and actually flying great distances!

If I evre cease to find that incredible, I’ll know that I’ve lost a very important part of myself. The capacity to be amazed by that type of thing over and over again, makes me certain I still have some creativity left in me.

The rest of the trip was pretty much normal, with the exception of me being unable to eat at all the food they gave me due to my recent operation. Xae was waiting for me at the terminal, in Santiago, and I slept at his place that night.

The next day I spent with him, culminating at the cinema, where we watched ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. I finally unpacked lasxt night and slept in my own bed for the first time in two weeks. My computer is still at Xae’s, but today I’ll be moving it back to my room.