At least we're not Katie Holmes

And we're in Chile!

Just kidding. Actually we're still in Buenos Aires and now have no idea if we're making it to Chile at all. We were to get on the bus to Mendoza yesterday, but Becca has been slain by a stomach bug (I nearly had the lady at the pharmacy thinking she was pregnant, but eventually thought better of it - some things really just aren't that funny). So we reasoned that a 14-hour overnight bus ride with putrid toilets might not be the best course of action, and minutes before the bus departed, with the pressure on, voted to stay in Buenos Aires. Very exciting and dramatic. Really.

So, we were set to leave tonight instead, and cancel the stop in Mendoza - just go straight through to Santiago. Then, fortunately, we actually read a newspaper and saw that the border crossing is closed due to snow and isn't expected to open up until Thursday at least. 400 trucks waiting on the Argentine side of the border, two drivers already succumbed to the cold. Good thing we didn't get on that bus, huh? The guy in Candide was right, everything does work out for the best! (Except of course that the whole point of Candide was to question that premise, but that's just a detail really.)

Then we thought well, maybe we'll just go to Mendoza and hang out until the border reopens. Unfortunately Mendoza is purely about outdoor activities, and with Becca still feeling less than par we ruled against that idea. Then we perused the other main border crossings to see if they were open - some were, but they were also in Patagonia or practically on the border with Brasil. Mendoza, 14 hours away, is by far the closest. Hmmmm, we thought. What to do, what to do ...

So in the end we just decided to go see Batman Begins and regroup tomorrow. I'm sure Katie Holmes' acting skills will make our problems seem a lot smaller. Oh, Katie. How does it feel, knowing that Dawson's Creek is the pinnacle of your career? And that your fiance is probably gay?

Whew. I feel better already!