Reuniting with the W trekkers

It was much colder and windier last night. I didn't sleep very well at all. Nikki did a light breakfast of coffee and cereal at 8.30am and then served brunch at 10.30am. In between, we took down our tents and packed up ready to leave.

Brunch was eggs, sausages, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, bread, etc. It went down very well. Nikki took a moment to thank us all for a lovely few days! We have all said the same - good food, nice company and conversations, a chilled, relaxed atmosphere. The difference to the usual? The absence of the rowdy alcoholic troublemakers who were away on the W trek!

We left the campsite at 12 noon and headed in the opposite direction to the way we had gone before. It took us an hour and a half to reach Lago Grey, the pick-up point for the W trekkers. The scenery on the route was spectacular with the river and lakes showing a stunning shade of turquoise.Read more