Hostal Villa Carino Puerto Natales

... king cab cannelloni in town (yep, restaurateur and her on best terms ;-) and 2nd hand clothes shopping. After fruitlessly trying to convince Loki that the sh*tty cotton Coleman sleeping bag they wanted $20 for was perfect for a week`s trekking in Torres del Paine, she went back to the hostel and we grabbed a much needed beer.<br><br>The following day Loki set out for the Full Circuit route in Torres del Paine and i headed down to Punta Arenas.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

... sad to leave a country and we had also grown very attached to Clark, our van. <br><br>On Saturday we flew out of Auckland at 4pm &amp; arrived in Santiago, dazed &amp; confused, 4 hrs earlier than we left! Our first impression was: ITS COLD!! Santiago is a pretty city, lots of crumbling, faded colonial architecture, wide boulevards and street cafes. It is also a very peaceful city, a relaxing place to wander around, until you stumble upon ...

... 8 hours! I was not always the happiest. Ryan reminded me several times that this was the hardest thing I would ever have to do, physically. We both had heavy backpacks filled with food, clothes, sleeping bags, and mine had some make up. We ran into a group of my friends who told us that we were going the hard way and that the trip for us would only go easier. We were also going the way that allowed us to see the Torres of the Torres del Paine first ...

... circular tour of the mountains. 3) The List Ticker´s day tour on a bus with regular stops to get off and take the picture postcard photos. Luckily for me, Renne and Maite were on the same wavelength so we ordered 3 List Ticker specials. Obviously back at the hostel, my excuse to the snow jocks as to why I wasn´t doing the ´W´was that I had a bus to catch in a couple of days... Gnarly dude. The trip itself started with a visit to an outdoor museum displaying relics and life size ...

... snow and rain most of the time with the exception of my last day in the park which was cold but with blue skies allowing great views of this superb mountain chain. Anyone planning to stay at the Refugios must bear in mind that eventough you are inside, there is no heating and you have to bring a warm sleeping bag with you. Km 7745 - Puerto Natales As our driver was doing the full W trek with some of the gang I went earlier ...

Torres del Paine means blue towers in Spanish and is the name given to the national park where we have just returned from after Hiking there for a few days. The clue is in the name and it does live up to its literal English meaning too. We are both very sore from walking to see the 3 towers that are the draw of the park. we had a great time despite paying for it now. We camped out and sang songs around the camp ...

... our heavy packs and very blistered feet, hoping to find somewhere to rest our weary bones. Luckily or unluckily, we happened upon an hospedaje (accomodation in a family home) in a run-down and funny-smelling house, which had only one toilet for all the guests, and was thus permanently clogged. Yet we were tired and out of options, so we made do with the stuffing coming out of the pillows, the unpainted walls and the dirty floors. The next ...

... Somebody helped be get my bike up, and I rode about 50 yards and pulled over to check for damage, and then saw that I had a flat. It was a puncture that I must have gotten a bit earlier, so no wonder I wiped out, I was riding on a flat (sometimes on gravel you can't tell immediately because the bike is sliding around anyway). I plugged it and rode on, but 20 km later it went flat again, and there was no sign of the plug. On a gravel road, a ...

... V**volgens een and**e assistent met een laptop, zodat ** via een online v**tal** iets gedaan zou kunnen worden, echt** het int**net is te traag om nuttig te zijn. Uiteindelijk is ** dan uiteindelijk iemand gevonden die kan v**talen (die kam** staat inmiddels goed vol). Het komt **op ne** dat de tandarts niet goed weet wat ** aan de hand is want ** zit geen gaatje (** is ov**igens geen foto gemaakt of iets d**gelijks) en ze ...

... bite me. It also must have been the same for most of the people on the boat, as I was able to have seconds for dinner as the cafe area was near empty. I also slept like a baby :) I woke in the morning to the most beautiful scenery, narrow channels and calm waters, also not so much wind. We reached a very small community Puerto Eden a place that has been inhabited by local Indians for thousands of years. We then set sail for the O'Higgins Glacier. The largest glacier in South ...