Catching up with today - gradually

Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New Year wherever you will be spending it.
I am having a sunny Christmas down here in Santiago, Chile staying with friends and am planning to cook Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings. Having a hot Christmas is a bit of a culture shock as generally it tends to rain on Christmas Day where I come from.
I am attempting to catch up the last six months of travel for this site, though as the repairs to Thelma´s gearbox are taking longer than expected I don´t really have any excuses on that front. please be patient with me.