Glaciares Puerto Natales

... dirt road and takes about an hour and a half. The other route was a bit deceptive, as it was on paved highway for the first half of the distance, but then split off onto dirt road again. For where we were going, we should have probably taken the first route, but the long way around gave us some incredibly stunning vistas on the way there. We kept stopping the car every few minutes to stop and take pictures. That's the advantage of having your own car. We also saw lots of ...

... minutes earlier we were taking off pullovers and jackets because of a scorching hot sun. (The ozone layer over Patagonia has been completely destroyed, the number of skin cancers went through the roof, and we get burnt in double quick time.) The first day was especially wet, so I didn't do anything. Given how much life costs there, it's a luxury to waste time in Patagonia... :) I wanted to go kayaking or horse riding in remote areas, but sadly the prices were ...

... shot too from the constant pounding on them when you are carrying an extra 20 kg´s. 7 days is enough I think for any hike - awesome trek but after 7 days all you want is a hot shower and some tasty grub - only so much pasta and tuna you can eat. Torres Del Paine National Park comes very highly recommended - if you have time make sure to do the full circuit. It will most likely take you 6 or 7 days but when you see Grey Glacier you will know why you were ...

... we got some good shots anyway. The 3 hour walk down was just has hard with the steep climb on the boulders making it a bit difficult and the legs were feeling it the next day. 5/2/09 Said my goodbyes to Adam as he was heading to Ushuaia and I was on my way to El Calafate but I only got 70kms down the road to Cerro Castillo on the border crossing with Argentina and while I was getting fuel a tour group of about 10 came by and they end up being Motoaventura ...

... our first night in the park we camped 5 minutes from the ice field. Eventually when we arrived to the free camp, as there are nice expensive not free camp sites and not so nice free ones, we set up our tents, pulled out our sleeping bags and devoured our food before we headed to bed around 11pm, after the sun finally went down. Throughout the night I awoke cold to the sound of pouring rain on the roof of the tent, not a good start. When we all got up in the ...