Hotel Aquaterra Puerto Natales

... lifts were open! Secondary reports revealed that the lifts were open, but there was no snow, but you could hike around from the top of the lifts The photo of becs at the bottom of the lifts tells its own story!<br><br>Having given up on the whole volcano thing for now, we headed to the ship, a trip we had booked before we left home. Things started well with a fantastic seafood gorging at the fish market in Puerto Montt, the port that our ship ...

... experience camping outside and no rain. We set up camp and then decided to go for a walk up to the top of the point to the "French Valley Mirador". We walked for almost two hours along the peak of a mountain before it started pouring and we had to stop. The next day was another super long hike ( but easier because of the terrain). We went from one part of the W in the middle to the peak of the next, the glacier. This is where we stayed camped for our ...

... eb5b<br><br>DAY 1-Starting the W trek<br><br>We finally managed to get a tent at 9pm last night so ended up having to set it up in our room to make sure we had all the poles etc. and then did our last minute packing &#8211; food (check), waterproofs (check), sleeping bag (check), camera &amp; battery (check). Most importantly we have chocolate rations, so I&#8217;m happy. I&#8217;m not happy however, about the weight of my bag &#8211; not sure how I&#8217;m going to ...

... without needing a map (2 blocks left, 5 right..) This was lucky, because I got the last bed available in the very popular Erratic Rock hostel, beating other people who were more tardy off the bus. Later in the day I joined a talk about the hike through the famous Torres Del Paine national park. In this talk I met the people who were to be my hiking companions for the next week: US Michael, Sydney David, US Mary, English ...

... weather and walk was, (how the wind could go BOOM and blow you off a cliff, how the rain would come from every angle and soak you to the bone, and how you were likely to get blistered and bruised but still feel like a rock star at the end of it.)... i was preparing myself for the worst,... what i got was , dare i say it... some of the best (travel days) of my life!!! (yee haa!!). Walking with a big pack with all your food, sleeping bag ...

... u, et tout le monde sautille sur son siège dans le bus et prend plein de photos à travers la vitre. C'est vraiment magnifique et impressionnant! Alors à peine arrivé je me suis rendu en vitesse au port pour prendre un paquet de photos de ce qu'il y avait autour. La seule chose que les photos ne rendent pas vraiment, c'est le vent! Il était d'une force incroyable, et la petite chétive nature que je suis se faisait balader au gré des claques arrivant de tous bords ...

... have done so far in that there are no guides - you just bring everything that you need in your rucksack and away you go on a well marked trail. Peak season now for trekking so there are loads of other people on the trails with you so no fears from a safety point of view. We meet two Dutchies (Jonathan and Roger) along the way so now we are four. Big thing in relation to your backpack is the weight - you must ration out what you are taking on the trip as you alone ...

... head back to town midday. Also, my ankle had been a little dodgy since El Chalten, where I limped half the way down, so decided to play it safe. Of course, it cleared up. At the entrance to the park I had another flat. At this point it was still raining a bit an pretty cold, but again it happened, or rather I pulled over to inspect it, in front of a restaurant, so not so bad. A short old German man from a tour bus came over to ask talk to me ...

Ahoy there me hearties! I couldn't resist the nautical introduction given this entry is for the ferry trip from Puerto Mont to Puerto Natales. I'll try not to drop too many Seaman Staines and Dick the cabin boy jokes. The Navimag ferry basically started out as the resupply service for all the remote communities along patagonia in Chile. Even up until 5 years ago that was it's main task but since then it's focus has ...

I don't know if I was just nervous but I woke up at 3am and heard raindrops. They were only light, so I went back to sleep. <br><br>I woke a bit later, around 4am and it was still raining a bit. I thought "right, if it´s still raining at 5am, forget it". <br><br>The alarm went off at 5am, and I ...