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Glacier Grey
Today we rose early in hope of a clear day to see Torres del Paine. Unfortunately it was still cloudy so we decided not to risk hiking to Los Torres. We drove to Grey Lake to see if we could hire kayaks. But they don't do kayaking until winter so instead we did another hike and organised a boat trip to the glacier for the afternoon.
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The boys meet their match!
We woke late and raced to breakfast which ended in 10 minutes. This time we were successful crossing the border, while slow in Argentina we were impressed by the efficiency of staff on the Chilean side. We arrived in Porto Natales,which in contrast was well established, well equipped for the tourist and attractive. We shopped for groceries, filled …
A Walk in the Park
Up very early for our 7.30 flight to Punta Arenas. Uneventful flight, leaving early and arriving early! This is pretty much the Finis del Mundo. Across the Magellan Straits we can see Tierra del Fuego. We pick up the car for our exciting trip into the Torres del Paine National Park. John has especially negotiated a car with insurance for us to …
Torres Del Paine W Trek
... grey which looked really cool, Ryan first thought they were monsters or something cause the kayakers looked so small and a weird shape from where we viewed the glacier which also put into perspective how big the glacier is. After lunch we made it back in record time for a well earned beer and White wine before catching the ferry. Amazing what you can do when you have the thought of a beer at the end as ...
Torres del PAINe
... in the time it would take us to take the shortcut anyway. The adjoining walk was a beautiful trek, despite the 100kmph winds which nearly kissed goodbye to Lauren's rucksack cover she had kindly lent me, fortunately Liv sprinted down the mountain to save it. By 3 we had reached the refugio, warmth and hot chocolate welcomed us in for a half hour release from our rucksacks. With only 5.5km to go, we knew the worse was over, however still no sign of the boys. We carried on ...