I had been told there is nothing to do her, the main reason people go here is because it has an airport.I did not try and prove these people who have been here before me wrong.I took their work for it and left the following day. What did i do here.Of course i squeezed in a bit of Internet time.ate a bit of food. Ohh well when i arrived last nigh...

After a day of exploring Puerto Montt, I caught a flight down to Punta Arenas. It is one of the southern-most major cities in Chile and a major entry point for travelers hoping to explore Patagonia. My stay here was only one night and part of the next day while I waited for my bus to Puerto Natales. I did have a chance to briefly explore the cen...

Tyynen meren tropiikki on nyt vaihtunut antarktiseen viileyteen, Etela-Chilen Patagoniaan. Takana 17 tunnin matkustus: valilasku Paasiassaarella (prkl - sinne oltaisiin haluttu, mutta ei ollut mahdollista lentojen takia), koneen vaihto Santiagossa ja viela yksi valilasku Puerto Monttissa. Seitseman tunnin jetlagi. Hammentavaa, etta aikaero Suome...

Up 615 to leave at 730. Scott collapsed the tent on my accidently and I was a bit irritable. I´m angry at Susie today, I just don´t think I´ve been told the whole truth about some things and lots of questions I had over the hell 6 weeks were avoided and simply no answered and I wonder why. Maybe if they´d been answered things would have been dif...

Today we changed the itinerary, we have completed the trek to the base of the towers and therefore have only 2 options, hike out of here and catch the 2pm shuttle bus from albergue los torres or extend the hike to include albergue los cuernos (which includes a nice walk along Lago Nordenskjold). Sylvia refuses to walk another step if its not in ...

Speaking of one-trick pony towns, for the tourist Punta Arenas' sole attraction is Isla de Magdalena, a rookery for about 120,000 Magelleanic penquins, and really cool for that. Also really cold for supposed summer. The symbol of the town is a tree growing at 60 degrees, and they allegedly sometimes put up ropes to hold onto in the driving winds...

I definitely feel as though I´m at the bottom of the world... my most southerly point on this trip RTW. It´s quite amazing to think that I am so close to Antarctica. Like my most northerly point (Beijing), the town is covered in mist. It is wet and cold... but not too cold. Punta Arenas has a pleasant feel to it but I´m still trying to figure ou...

So it was kind of disappointing...apparently there are penguins to be seen in Punta Arenas, but we did not get the chance to see them. Instead we stuffed our face at the mall, took silly pictures and boarded the flight for Vina!

Well, here we are, back to da blog. After going to el Payne, the family and I headed out into the next Patagonian frontier; el Cueva del Milodrón. Inside we walked past a little red Zorro who was born alone in the cave, a woodpecker and a beautiful tree delicately laden with icicles. There looked so fragile, but were aligned perfectly in layers ...

a short one today. a boring town on the way to puerto natales. we stopped here to buy some equipment for camping and to see some pinguines. the pinguines were nice. tomorrow we plan to take a bus to puerto natales and from there we r going to the torres del paina treck which takes 3-4 days. to be continued... oded