ChileTorres del Paine51°34’2” S 72°37’51” W
April 22, 2015 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
After a 3 hour bus trip from Punta Arenas we arrive in Puerto Natatles and its raining cats and dogs. A quick 10 min walk and we arrive at our accommodation for the next 2 nights.
Inside wereRead more
ChileTorres del Paine50°58’23” S 72°42’57” W
April 23, 2015 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
After an exhausting few days we awake realising we've slept in to 1230. We stroll into the town centre to start checking out the camping gear available to hire.
Back at the accommodation we catch upRead more
ChileTorres del Paine50°58’23” S 72°42’40” W
April 24, 2015 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We say farewell to our lovely Chilean host family and have found a slightly more comfortable hostel in town - its lovely! A good night sleep is needed for our big adventure starting tomorrow.. we areRead more
ChileLaguna Larga50°56’39” S 73°24’37” W April 25, 2015 in Chile ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
And we're off!
Up in the dark of the night (its doesn't get light till 830am) for the morning bus we only just get to the station in time. A 2 hour journey later the sun is up and we arrive at theRead more
ChileTorres del Paine50°56’43” S 73°24’7” W April 26, 2015 in Chile ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Day 2 is a tough one. We wake after a freezing night in the tent to find frost everywhere... I suppose the fact that we are right next to a glacier should have been a hint that it was going to beRead more
Matt Kraus - sounds like 14kgs in trav's backpack were for the kleenex to mop up his tears with..... looks awesome guys
ChileLago Nordenskjöld50°58’49” S 72°56’40” W
April 27, 2015 in Chile ⋅ 🌫 25 °C
Backpack free day (mostly)! Thank goodness!
Today we hike up to viewpoint Britanico, a 5 hour round trip from Camp Italiano so we can leave our heavy packs behind.. Hurray! Still a rushed day thoughRead more
ChileTorres del Paine51°8’0” S 72°58’9” W
April 28, 2015 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We wake up early for a big day today as we have a lot of ground to cover. The aim is to get to Camp Torre- the last campsite at the foot of the mighty Torres (towers)!
Its a long 8 hour hike but weRead more
ChileTorres del Paine50°56’43” S 73°24’8” W April 29, 2015 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Up at the crack of dawn again we set off back up to the towers in the dark with only a headlamp to guide us.. even though we already saw them yesterday we were told that seeing them at sunrise isRead more
ChilePunta Galpón51°43’54” S 72°30’0” W
ArgentinaEl Calafate50°20’23” S 72°15’41” W May 1, 2015 in Argentina ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
Hola Argentina!
After crossing the border and a 5 hr bus trip we arrive in El Calafate. It is a pretty little town but looks deserted. We check into our hostel (the staff here are humorous andRead more
