Yesterday we had lunch in a beachfront bar at La Serena, northern Chile.

They must be very worried there today as a tsunami is due to arrive from Japan tonight.

We are high upon the mountains this morning, but I'm thinking our host Aldo must be worried about his 90-year-old mother who leaves near the sea.

Yesterday's diary about our arrival here at Falernia, as many will know, one of my all time favourite wine producers, is stuck on my Blackberry which seems to have stopped communicating. Maybe due to being in a very remote spot.

But the I-pad is still going. We will be here for a couple of days and will then try and get over a high mountain track into Argentina.

I hope you will be able to follow our progress.