Two months in and the time is flying!  When I look back at all of the places we've been, it seems like we've packed quite a bit into these two months. I'm already having a hard time remembering all of our stops!

The passage of time is so apparent with little kids.  All of Tabor's pants are now highwaters and we've already had to buy Nash a new pair of shoes because his toes were literally poking out of the old ones! We have had to buy Tabes shoes too, but only because she keeps losing hers!  

Seeing Snowmageddon at home is letting us know that it really is winter there and already December.  We've had an extension of summer/fall with the opposite seasons here.  It's spring going into summer and we're now at the same latitude as Los Angeles, CA.  I'm really missing this time of year at home with the snow and the cozy feeling surrounding the holidays. It's so funny to see the snowman decorations and the Christmas Trees everywhere here.  They don't really fit with the sunshine and balmy weather they have at Christmas, but there is no shortage of holiday spirit among the Chileans!

I think it's safe to say we're all comfortable with our gypsy lifestyle now.  The learning curve was steep and, at times, painful for all of us, but now we know the drill.  

- We know what "travel day" means and we all assume our roles once we jump in the van.  
- Once we reach a destination, we snap into action and if we're camping, Ross and I can have camp set in about 15 minutes.  
- I usually prep a meal before leaving a destination so when we roll into camp, I can just warm it up and it's ready to go.
- We have an arsenal of meals we can make with local ingredients we've identified through trial and error.  
- We've learned our way around the Jumbos, Tottus, and Lider markets and can have our shopping done in half the time.  - The kids are used to their camping beds now and will sleep pretty well.  Nash is used to napping in the tent and willingly goes down for a nap while camping.  
-We've figured out the phone stuff - we use What's App to communicate locally and internationally and Waze to navigate.  I now have the South American data usage plan figured out so Ross won't be incurring any more overages on his data plan he's maintaining from home.
-Ross planted a hide-a-key on the van so we won't lock the keys in it (again!) while we're in some remote town where there is no hope of finding a locksmith.
-Ross has become a master researcher of camping locations on Overlander and finds us some great spots! He's also become a pro at identifying the good spots on Air bnb too! His work in this part of our travels has been tireless and so appreciated by me!!

These little things may seem like no big deal at home, but when nothing is familiar and you're working to establish some semblance of routine, getting this stuff figured out is life altering - in the best way!