Day: 181
I don´t really feel like writing to much today. Here are some pictures of a day spent biking a dirt road with Alessandro, Ellie, and a pair of British girls. We saw Sea lions, had a badass beach picnic complete with wine that I had carried on my back for 20 kilometers. The best [...]
Day: 180
Finally getting off the bus around 2pm, I staggered into the beach town of Puerto Madryn, Argentina. Alessandro, Ellie and I quickly wandered the town (thankful to not be sitting) and found a little hostel. We made lunch and decided on an afternoon of no great activity, just recovery time. You´d be surprised what [...]
Day:179
As the title explains, today isn´t going to be exceptionally interesting. By 11am the three of us were on a bus out of Chile into Rio Gallagos, Argentina. A few border crossings and we made it there a little before 6pm.
With the Lonely Planet, and my own powers of observation quickly realizing there [...]
Day: 178
The priority of today was, of course, to see some penguins. The tours didn´t leave until later on in the evening so Alex, Eleanor and I started our day with a late start (much due to the late night from the day before) then it was off to the gigantic graveyard just outside of [...]
Day: 177
Getting into Punta Arenas in the early afternoon with Alex and Eleanor there wasn’t much to do. We found the soonest bus ticket to get back into Argentina which was the morning of the day after tomorrow. The only real draw of Punta Arenas is it’s nearby Penguin colony and since we had a [...]
Day: 176
So without the time to get everything cleaned up and dried last night, I took it upon myself to suggest I stay in Pueto Natales to catch up on things and start fresh tomorrow.
This was a spectacular idea, until about 5:30pm, when I had done 4 days of blogging, bought a bus ticket for [...]
Day: 175
With the combined effort of the entire Cape Horn storm front and enough water to raise the Ark out of those obscure Russian mountains The Weather has crashed down on our Hero. Armed only with his Boy Scout wits, his Olympiad puddle dodging skills, and the second worst tent ever made (the first being [...]
Day: 174
I find rain on a tent one of the most soothing sounds in the world to sleep to. The only problem is that that in the morning everything is soaking wet well you pack your bag. I was up earlier than anyone else in the campground (I too found this amazing), was packed and [...]
Day: 173
Round trip bus ticket from Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine National Park: 12,000 pesos ($24)
Entrance fee to what is hailed as South America’s greatest national park: 15,000 pesos ($30)
Catamaran ride across the lake to the trailhead: 11,000 pesos ($22)
Three days of tent and sleeping bag rental: 15,000 pesos ($30)
Camping site: 3,500 pesos ($7)
10 [...]
Day: 172
Moving onwards towards a new town to see another National Park, I was up early to make it to Puerto Natales; the jumping off point for gearing up to tackle Torres del Paine National Park. After a quick 7 hour bus ride, which included 2 hours in Chilian customs, I found a hostel which [...]
