Patagonia camp/Torres del Paine

We traveled from El Calafate by car to our lodge in Torres del Paine - Patagonia Camp.
Five hours - not one tree, just brown flat paddocks with occasional sheep - until the last 45 minutes as we headed into the Andean foothills. Not to say it was boring - plenty of guanacos ( local alpaca type beast), choique - birds like small emus or big bustards and several fine looking foxes with magnificent bushy tails.
The lodge is set in its own piece of beech forest just outside the national park - the accommodation is up market yurts set down the hillside above a lake with stunning views to the Torres Massif on the horizon. The yurts have a Perspex dome in the roof to allow you to watch the clouds and stars. Food is ridiculously delicious and plentiful as is the wine from the owner’s vineyard.
Today was predicted rain and it did! So I did a simple walk in the eastern side of the park which is drier - a walk in the steppes country to some rock art ( pretty basic compared to the Kimberley) and on the lookout for pumas - none seen unfortunately but some good pics of guanacos. When the clouds did lift at stages we could see the fresh snow on the mountains so exciting for tomorrow’s walk.Read more