ChileRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaPunta Arenas53°8’59” S 70°53’42” W 29. november 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Yep. After months of planning and many hours shuttling, waiting in airports, flying, and riding in taxis, we have descended on very sunny and windy Punta Arenas, Chile. It's spring here and theLæs mere
ChileRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaPunta Arenas53°9’0” S 70°53’42” W ChileRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaAscencio50°57’45” S 72°51’49” W 2. december 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
We rode up to Torres del Paine National Park today with other happy ramblers from the UK, the Netherlands, New York, California, and New Zealand--all excited for this next adventure. It took aboutLæs mere
ChileRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaAscencio50°57’45” S 72°51’50” W
3. december 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
The day dawned wet, so after breakfast our group started out in rain gear. We walked a horizontal trail for 30 minutes or so and then the air cleared and the uphill began. The expression they use toLæs mere
ChileRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaAscencio50°57’45” S 72°51’49” W 4. december 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
Julie and I went in separate directions today, she to take on another hiking challenge to Lazo Weber and me to see ice at the Grey Glacier.
Julie was gone all day. More of the usual (and incredible)Læs mere
Rejsende Gorgeous wild country! The fungus is called Cyttaria, edible, only found in the southern hemisphere.
Rejsende Thanks for your expertise, Amy. The tour guides on our cruise agreed with you and called it by its local name, "Indian bread".
ChileRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaAscencio50°57’48” S 72°51’49” W 5. december 2018, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
The great thing about the EcoCamp tour we chose is the flexibility it offers. Wildlife Safari has a daily menu of three different activities to choose from: easy, medium, and hard. After our difficultLæs mere
ChileRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaAscencio50°57’45” S 72°51’49” W
6. december 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Our last day at EcoCamp was an easy drive to Laguna Azul (Blue Lake) and a short hike to a midday barbecue! The lake was a brilliant blue foreground to the stunning mountains behind. On the way toLæs mere
ChileRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaLaguna BlancaMorro Chico52°3’14” S 71°25’21” W 7. december 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
EcoCamp was "glamping", I admit, and our new cruise ship makes us feel like we've retired and gone to heaven. Well, in fact, we are retired and for a few days at least, this is the "Good Place."
TheLæs mere
ChileRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaAngostura Gabriel54°12’13” S 70°40’26” W 8. december 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Our little ship plied the glacier-ground fjords of the Magellan Strait overnight and presented us with our first morning excursion on zodiacs: Ainsworth Bay. Like tenderfoot commandos (in fluorescentLæs mere
ChileRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaCabo de HornosCanal Beagle54°54’59” S 68°37’52” W
9. december 2018, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
It was sunny and 53° F at Pia Glacier this afternoon...here in South America just 600 miles from the Antarctic continent! Turns out it's the normal temperature for this time of year. (We could haveLæs mere
Rejsende Well how very exciting!! Thank you for the photos! Thinking of you. Xo
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Congratulations, you made it. Accommodations look cozy! 😬
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Now that you have the tourista pic I guess you can come home!!! 🤪
Rejsende Incredible, enjoy, love your pics!