Experiencing the Uyuni desert
20 декабря 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After the initial skepticism regarding the weather, it turned out the be a really good day. As all 3-day tours we first left for the old train cemetery from the 19th century when the trains were usedЧитать далее
Next: Edoardo Avaroa National Reserve
21 декабря 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We had to get up somewhat early but the night in the salt hotel was very comfortable.
We first had to drive for a couple of hours but were rewarded in the way with beautiful landscapes, vicuñas,Читать далее
Relaxing in San Pedro de Atacama
24 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Having reached Chile via our Bolivian desert trip, we decided to avoid the overly expensive hostels and hotels and... take out the tent again :-) we found an inexpensive camp ground with goodЧитать далее
Christmas in Santiago :-)
25 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
We arrived in Santiago in the afternoon of the 24th to spend the Christmas holidays in this beautiful city. 🌴🎄🌵
The flight and arrival in Santiago was easy enough. After checking in to theЧитать далее
Another relaxing day in Santiago
26 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
We enjoyed a great breakfast in our boutique hotel today (which kept us going for the whole day) :-)
The plan for today was first to go and fix Bertram’s MacBook. We undertook the journey by bus,Читать далее
Goodbye Santiago, hello Patagonia
29 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
We spent our last 1.5 days in Santiago (at least for now before returning in January) with the following activities:
- visiting museums, especially the human rights museum covering the PinochetЧитать далее
The "pain" of Torres del Paine
29 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
We had a mixed day at Punta Arenas today.
First, it was a really windy, wintery day today with wind speeds of up to 80kph. Plus horizontal rain 🌧 Better get used to it is what the locals sayЧитать далее
Meeting the namesakes... King Penguins!
30 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌬 7 °C
We were up early for a full-day tour to Tierra del Fuego to visit the Penguins :-) (Bertram is back to birding ;-))
It was a nice excursion, though a lot of sitting in the car. Apart from theЧитать далее
Getting away from the crowds
31 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
We spent today travelling a lot. We left behind the crowds of hikers who want to visit Torres del Paine National Park and instead moved north-east (towards Argentina) to our next destinations: theЧитать далее
New Year's climb up Mount Moyano (1509m)
1 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
After sitting on the bus all day yesterday, we were both reared to get up and going and finally do some hiking again.
Our “target” today was Mount Moyano. There weren’t too many good optionsЧитать далее
Glacier hike/"rest day" at Perito Moreno
2 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After yesterday’s long hike, we were taking things a bit slower and went out for a small glacier hike at Perito Moreno.
The glacier is really impressive as its 70m high front ends in a blue lagoonЧитать далее
El Chaltén + Day 1 of the Huemul Circuit
3 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
After visiting the rangers’ station to inquire about current conditions on our intended Huemul Circuit we spent ~3 hours in town to rent harnesses and carabiners which are needed to cross twoЧитать далее
Day 2: Paso del viento with wind + snow
4 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
We got up at 09:00 and took 2 hours to have breakfast and pack our backpacks. During the night it was quite stormy and rain fell now and then. It now seemed a bit better, but conditions were less thanЧитать далее
Day 3: Paso Huemul and iceberg camping
5 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We were prepared for a slightly easier day. Although the tour description said that days 2 and 3 were “hard”, we looked at the map and only had 19km and few meters of altitude gain. We got upЧитать далее
Day 4: Return from Huemul - tough ending
6 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We started relatively early in order to come back to El Chaltén in time to find a hostel for the night. The first part of the day was a moderate but long hike along the steppe - where we lost ourЧитать далее
We're back from our hike :-)
6 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We’re back from our four day hike around Mount Huemul in El Chalten. Posts and pictures have been written, but the internet around here is not really all that great. So while we wait for a betterЧитать далее
Rainy and windy rest days in El Chaltén
7 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
After moving out of our first hostel and into the second hostel, we had two quiet days reading and watching movies on the bed :-) an occasional nap was part of it, too 😴 at least, yoga in theЧитать далее
Chaltén Miradores day hike + slacklining
10 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
The last two days featured a day hike to all kinds of miradores (view points) which are easily accessible. We made it a sport to combine them in a round trip, something rather unusual in El ChalténЧитать далее
Last El Chaltén day -great mountain hike
11 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
We used today’s last day in El Chaltén to summit the great mountain of Lola de los Pizarros which gives a great vantage point to Fitz Roy and Poincenot.
It was a 4-hour ascent and 3 hours down,Читать далее
Cherry festival in Los Antiguos
12 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Two positive surprises today:
1. the night bus drove further than to where we booked but to where we ultimately wanted - Los Antiguos and we did not need to find another bus to continue theЧитать далее
Ancient rock art - Cueva de las manos
13 января 2018 г., Аргентина ⋅ ❄️ -3 °C
We took the whole day for an organized trip to the Cueva de las manos - a large natural rock formation where ~12,000 years ago hunter-gatherers started to paint the rock. Their favorite paintingЧитать далее
"Trekking" the Argentina-Chile border
14 января 2018 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Today’s “adventure” was getting from Los Antiguos to Chile Chico. Distance by air: 6km, by road 14km. Very helpfully, transportation services have been suspended for over a year as theЧитать далее
Kayaking to the Marble Cathedrals
16 января 2018 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We spent yesterday driving from Chile Chico to Puerto Rio Tranquilo in order to go kayaking to the Marble Cathedrals close to that little village.
Rio Tranquilo is a small village that really onlyЧитать далее
Lazy days in Coyhaique
18 января 2018 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The weather continued its mixed conditions, but so we spent 2 relaxed (read: lazy 😳) days in Coyhaique, which turned out to be a really nice town. Our highlights
- Enjoying great breakfast in theЧитать далее
Onto the Navimag ferry
19 января 2018 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
We had a good transfer from Coyhaique to Puerto Chacabuco and are sitting on the ferry’s top deck right now. Dinner has already be served - interrupting the still ongoing dice rolling championshipЧитать далее
















































































































































































































































