Hotel Providencia, Saturday 28 Feb: Bill. At 0620 this morning just as Val was getting some more water from the fridge a typed message slowly came under the door behind her. Somewhat spooked by this, we read that "your reservation includes a complimentary diner every night during your staying. Our chef has prepared a delicious menu, accompanied with the excellent service of our waiters." Needless to say, we were unaware of this "upgrading" as we were to get this "Junior Suite" innstead of a "Double". I´ll have to speak to the friendly receptionist whom the friends we´ve made here from Inverness were busy instructing - in their perfect Spanish - on the history of the composition of the Union Jack, when we arrived. We actually went out to eat last night - after another complimentary Pisco Sour and Escudo lager - and walked up to the Metropolitan Park ski-lift (teleferico) and back. After one aerial adventure coming over the Andes, Val wasn´t keen to try another in the fast fading light. We did as Duncan suggested again - and found a Peruvian restaurant nearby - Peru Mucho Gusto - and really enjoyed - for the first time in decades (since Mexico days) - a real ceviche - raw fish "cooked" in lime juice with chilli and corriander sauce accompanied by baked Yam and salad. Also discovered a rare and wonderful brew called Kunstmann from Valdevivia. We were too ambitious in asking for a main course too - after the ceviche. Val had a spendid concoction of prawns in a creamy pink seafood sauce and I went thoroughly native and had grilled "vacuna con platano" - I suppose we´d translate as "Bananallama"! It was all delightful and we recalled the mid-90´s when I first brought Duncan here on a one-way ticket. (More of that later!) Well - we were sorry to have so offended our resident chef here by not eating the delicious meal he would have prepared for us. We´ll give him a whirl tonight and save ourselves eating out expenses - once I make sure they havn´t confused our reservation with someone else´s!