This will be my last entry, as this trip is at an end. I am home in Montreal with most of my stuff put away. I still have a few things to do to make sure I am ready for next time, but I will get it done bit by bit. Back at work, back at climbing, back at running on the mountain.

Julio has left Puerto Madryn and is now in Buenos Aires from where he will fly to Seattle for his 6 month stay there working for the School of Fisheries.

Rodrigo and Xuxa have not yet made it home. On Saturday, the day Xuxa was to fly off, two days before Rodrigo, an 8.8 earthquake hit Chile, and the airport has been closed since. It will likely still be two or three days before they even know when they can leave. They were lucky, as things are pretty much alright in Santiago. A good part of the south is going through crisis though. Phone lines are down, and I am thankful for the internet, and in particular for facebook, which has allowed me to hear from many of the people I met while in the Malalcahuello region, and know they are alright. But as I write this, many people in Chile are not, and I hope that the country makes it through as well as possible.