Hotel Remota Puerto Natales

... game of cards helped the hours tick by. Special mention goes to Gary, Shelley and Tom - new found friends who made sure that there was never a dull moment to be had.
A memorable way to make our way north into Chile's lake district but perhaps not the most scenic due to the weather (which we have been reliably told is pretty much the same 365 days a year).

We now head east back into Argentina and the start of our trek through the South American lake district.

... of waiting around the next day in Punta Arenas and finally we were on our way home. Warm Santiago!!! Stats of the weekend : Days of rain: 3/5 , Nights where I was warm : 0/5 , Times I cried: 3, One can of coffee drank and one bottle of Pisco (pisco colas yum , pisco and juice yum, pisco and coffee ew) Amazing trip that for a few reasons I will never be able to do again! Good times with lots and lots of laughs. CRAzzzyyyy - Thanks for the Merralls dad!!!

... at the campsite I was greated by swarms of mosquitos and the shock of having to pay for the night which I was not aware of. That made me upset considering the cost for a site was more than what I was paying in town and after paying the expensive entrance fee for the park. I found out that there where three free campsites throughout the park which I now planned to use. The ...

... hiking part way towards the beautiful Valle Francais in the rain and cloud to decide that it was totally pointless if we couldn't see a thing. We later did this in perfect weather. Food - mainly pasta with tomato based sauce (surprisingly good), rice, muesli, too many salami and cheese sandwiches, 5 blocks of dark chocolate, breakfast bars, nuts etc Number of times I fell - three Time to run up to Paso John Gariner from ...

... météo là-bas est un peu particulière. Elle change littéralement en quelques minutes, et on se retrouve parfois à courir se mettre à l'abri alors que 5 minutes avant on enlevait pulls et cirés à cause d'un soleil brûlant... (La couche d'ozone est détruite au-dessus de la Patagonie, le nombre de cancers de la peau a explosé, et on se fait cramer en quatrième vitesse.) La première journée a été particulièrement humide alors je n'ai rien fait du tout. Au prix que ça coûte, c ...

... carry it - no porters here. Most people will end up with about 15-20 kg´s of stuff on their backs - you got to take that up and down hills for 7 days. That´s a lot of work on your back and knees. Pays to make it as light as you can. Jesse, being Australian starts with 25kg´s - he is a bit bigger than me but thats a lot of weight to carry. Poor bugger is a celiac which is very difficult for a trekker. Also got a fancy SLR camera - that alone weighs 2 kg´s. The ...

... entire face, forehead and bald pate was red and peeling, and he sounded like he was drunk. I did not let on that I knew German. Then a group of motorcyclists pulled in on their new BMW's from a deluxe organized tour, and a guy from the tour in his 60's from Chicago, Don, came over and we chatted - great guy. I prayed I could make it down the last 30 mi of gravel without another flat and I did. Back in town I returned all the equipment and headed ...

... towards ferrying gringos to Punta Natales. The ferry ride itself is very picturesque and well worth it although it is a bit pricey. The alternatives are a hellishly long bus ride where you don't see a lot or a hellishly expensive flight where you see even less. The route takes you past most of the major channels in Patagonia and past the Pio XI glacier. It also takes you out into the open Pacific where the ...

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... hostel first and there was a new girl working behind the desk who was as incompetent as she was American.

I swear that I could have helped people more if I'd hopped over the counter instead knowing nothing about the place; she was absolutely hopeless.

Sample conversation:

"Hi, we're staying at the Erratic Rock II but we don't know the address, can you tell us how to get there please ?"
"Errrrr, like, errrr..... no."
"Oh ...