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Ready for some walking?
The flight down to Punta Arenas meant that we skipped the Carretera Austral, the highway down the fjords, glaciers and mountains to southern Patagonia. However, we were fortunate on the flight to be on the left and have some clear skies so that we could see the enormous ice fields and mountains from the plane. This was whetting our appetite and we …
Trekking in Torres
... all was well. Once the avalanche hit the bottom, a massive cloud of icing-sugar snow billowed upwards and filled the valley. An instant later, there was an onslaught of sleet. Finally, the air was clear again and we could see the new shape of the mountain-top and a huge, white mound on the valley floor. We were very lucky to have seen such an impressive sight – and to have been standing well clear…
The fourth day was ...
Puerto Natales--finally
... not just hiking attire. Lastly, we will be spending two and a half months in Puerto Vallarta at the end of the adventure. More summer clothes. Logistically, this might have been a nightmare, but fortunately, we have arranged to leave many pieces in the hotel in Santiago and are taking only one mid-sized suitcase each as well as a backpack. So here we are ...
Navimag ferry
... down in his bunk and take deep breaths while riding out the storm.
Other highlights of the ferry included meeting a hilarious Norwegian guy that reminded us a bit of Dazza. He wasn't wearing diamond D&G sunglasses that cover your whole face, but he had us laughing for ages.We also played bingo and lost, again. Stupid game that, they might as well just hand out the boards and then tell everyone which board is going to win, instead of everyone having to go ...
Navimag Evangelisticas Ferry
... a bit of time there. He and his officers were happy to explain navigation, radar, gps systems, etc. The other staff were also very good. We even had a few lectures on 'flora and fauna' and geography of the area. They took us to a glacier that was calving into the ocean early one morning.
Larry and I were very glad we chose to travel this way. The passengers came from all over the world: Chile, Argentina, Canada, U.S., England, Spain, Germany, Croatia, France, Belgium - ...
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