Ushuaia to Punta Arenas

Today started early with a bus to Punta Arenas. It was an all day bus and we had to cross the border back into Chile, for the third time!

The bus was pretty smooth. Our drivers were not messing around and were driving quickly. Internet was spotty, but Allan and I managed to get some flights booked before it went away completely. Our drivers were very efficient at border control. Luckily this one wasn't busy like the last border control we went through. I did have to sneak a banana sandwich across the border 🤫 (Allan managed to eat both of his before we got there).

Once back in the bus we drove another few hours and stopped again to board a big car ferry across the Magellan Strait (?). We got to stay on the bus for this one instead of a ferry for vehicles and a separate one for people like in Bolivia. Once the ferry was crossing the water, you could get off the bus and squeeze your way past all the trucks and cars to walk around. They even had a small cafeteria for people to buy refreshments!

After we bumped off on the other side of the water, we finished the drive. It was only about another 2 hours or so before we arrived in Punta Arenas. All the little stops definitely helped break up the journey.

In Punta Arenas we arrived at our very chaotic and messy hostel. This woman's house, that she just rents out, was causing me some distress... We didn't linger and went out to get Allan a haircut and find a grocery store for dinner and breakfast. Allan finally got the haircut he's been trying to get since Aconcagua, and the grocery store was easy enough to find.

Back at the house, we had to try and cook some pasta...all the counter surfaces were covered with random items and we had to wash our dishes before we used them. I don't know how people can live like this! Even Allan was a bit stressed. I was vexed being in the kitchen. We pushed through though, are quickly, and Allan washed up so I didn't have to go back in the kitchen (true love).

We then spent the next several hours looking at things we still needed to book for the W Trek. A few buses and a catamaran later we were ready. We also had a look at El Calafate, where we head after the trek and onward to Buenos Aires. That was getting too difficult, and it was very late, so we tabled that until the morning. Man, logistics for Patagonia are tricky!Læs mere