Experiencing the Uyuni desert
20 Aralık 2017, Bolivya ⋅ ☀️ 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 usedOkumaya devam et
Next: Edoardo Avaroa National Reserve
21 Aralık 2017, Bolivya ⋅ ⛅ 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,Okumaya devam et
Relaxing in San Pedro de Atacama
24 Aralık 2017, Şili ⋅ ☀️ 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 goodOkumaya devam et
Christmas in Santiago :-)
25 Aralık 2017, Şili ⋅ 🌙 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 theOkumaya devam et
Another relaxing day in Santiago
26 Aralık 2017, Şili ⋅ 🌙 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,Okumaya devam et
Goodbye Santiago, hello Patagonia
29 Aralık 2017, Şili ⋅ ⛅ 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 PinochetOkumaya devam et
The "pain" of Torres del Paine
29 Aralık 2017, Şili ⋅ 🌬 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 sayOkumaya devam et
Meeting the namesakes... King Penguins!
30 Aralık 2017, Şili ⋅ 🌬 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 theOkumaya devam et
Getting away from the crowds
31 Aralık 2017, Arjantin ⋅ 🌬 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: theOkumaya devam et
New Year's climb up Mount Moyano (1509m)
1 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 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 optionsOkumaya devam et
Glacier hike/"rest day" at Perito Moreno
2 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 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 lagoonOkumaya devam et
El Chaltén + Day 1 of the Huemul Circuit
3 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 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 twoOkumaya devam et
Day 2: Paso del viento with wind + snow
4 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 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 thanOkumaya devam et
Day 3: Paso Huemul and iceberg camping
5 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 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 upOkumaya devam et
Day 4: Return from Huemul - tough ending
6 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 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 ourOkumaya devam et
We're back from our hike :-)
6 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 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 betterOkumaya devam et
Rainy and windy rest days in El Chaltén
7 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 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 theOkumaya devam et
Chaltén Miradores day hike + slacklining
10 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ⛅ 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 ChalténOkumaya devam et
Last El Chaltén day -great mountain hike
11 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ☁️ 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,Okumaya devam et
Cherry festival in Los Antiguos
12 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ☀️ 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 theOkumaya devam et
Ancient rock art - Cueva de las manos
13 Ocak 2018, Arjantin ⋅ ❄️ -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 paintingOkumaya devam et
"Trekking" the Argentina-Chile border
14 Ocak 2018, Şili ⋅ ☀️ 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 theOkumaya devam et
Kayaking to the Marble Cathedrals
16 Ocak 2018, Şili ⋅ ⛅ 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 onlyOkumaya devam et
Lazy days in Coyhaique
18 Ocak 2018, Şili ⋅ ⛅ 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 theOkumaya devam et
Onto the Navimag ferry
19 Ocak 2018, Şili ⋅ ☀️ -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 championshipOkumaya devam et
















































































































































































































































