Goodbye Franzi and hello Punta Arenas

Our last day in Puerto Natales. We headed to the bus station for 2 busses. We had to say goodbye to Franzi whose bus would take her north to El Calafate for her flight home. A first goodbye of several in the next few days. Strange to suddenly be with 3 instead of 4 😢 With Daniel, we took the bus south to Punta Arenas. We tried to research possible tours to see penguins (yes, we are really trying to find them!) but the tours were either too expensive or people who took them told us it wasn't worth it for other reasons. We stayed in a hostel in Punta Arenas but it felt like a home stay and the host tried her best to get us into Christmas spirit. She also was kind enough to let us use her washing machine and clothes line to not only wash clothes but also clean our tent to assure it will be approved by bio security in New Zealand. For the rest there wasn't much else to do in the town and area without a car and/or lots of money. So we enjoyed the local food, had a walk along the coast and walked up to a small viewpoint.Read more