13 out of 16

So I picked 13 out of the possible 16 correct "Sweet 16" NCAA teams for this year's tournament. Of the first 48 games, I only got 11 wrong! Not bad considering I missed 80% of the season down here in Chile. You guys can follow along with me at http://ncaa.newsobserver.com/bracket/1522/2008/men (as far as I know, no need to login to view the results).

Here are a few pictures from Friday's climb to the top of Cerro San Cristóbal (Christopher Columbus) in the center of Santiago. My friend Rosiberto from Brasil and I walked to the top a climb of about 7 km and 350 m vertical gain, not bad for a hill in the middle of the metropolis. We took the teleférico (cable car) back down.








This final picture is from the processional that came down my street about 9:00 pm Friday night.