Sociedad De Turismo Rio Serrano Punta Arenas

... grandeur of this area in the southern tip of S. America as I did in person, you're in for a treat... ~Spending the entire 1st day in Puerto Natales ("PN", the closest city to Torres Del Paine park entrance) on April 8th running from hostal to bank, to grocery store, to tent rental shop, to stove rental shop, to bus station, to gear shop, to small shop to buy a cooking pot, to grocery store and back to bank b/f returning to the hostal (and ...

... tomorrow, then go to Urisiala. But, I have to stamp OUT of Chile, back into Argentina for that trip. I guess the Argentina/Chile authorities are used to all this criss-crossing thru and around their borders. The Patagonia is shared in the south by both countries, and Argentina has the bulk of the inhabited land (Tierra del Fuego), but to get there, you have to travel thru Chile ...

... s crazy old aunt locked up in the attic. <br><br>After checking in, we tried knocking on Julie's door but there was no answer, so we left her a note and walked up into the centre of the city to find some dinner, which ended up being at a great pub that had unbelievably giant sandwiches. Stuffed and tired, we headed back to the hostel to get some much-needed sleep. <br><br>Off to see some penguins <br><br>An early start, as my alarm clock went off ...

... ist eigentlich relativ einfach. Das einzige was man einkalkulieren muss sind die Gezeiten. Es gibt drei Flüsse die man überqueren muss der ins Meer münden. Bei Flut kann man den einen Fluss nicht überqueren da das Wasser bis über Kopfhöhe kommt (ich habs probiert), bei Ebbe wars Bauchhöhe. Ich habe mir also die Zeiten, sowie Tidenhub für acht Tage aus dem Internet ...

... running helped but I just wanted to get back. When I saw the top of the lodge in the distance I all of a sudden forgot the pain, all I was thinking was safety, food, hot showers, I hope collingwood wins the bloody flag this year and family and friends. I know there are more dangerous things that people do but for me this was pretty close to the most dangerous thing that has happened to me, but I would not take back one minute. I really wanted to know what it was like. As I ...

... diesen haben wir uns aber nicht angesehen. Dafür haben wir die Wartezeit zum Boarding mit einem Spaziergang durch die Innenstadt überbrückt. Um 18:30 Uhr konnten wir dann aufs Schiff und legten um 20 Uhr ab. Eine abenteuerliche Reise zum Ende der Welt (fin del mundo) beginnt. Doch dazu später... Viele Grüsse Barbara &amp; Ulf

... cake and back home to the brightness and warmth of Punta Arenas where we find roads closed and young people awaiting the arrival of the Presidents, the female Presidents, of Chile and Argentina. Perhaps they have come down here to do some duty free shopping for Christmas. Whatever, we wait and they show up, the Chilean looking like she could have run any of the b and bs we have stayed at, the Argentinian looking - well, just not what you ...

... these elements make Patagonia a remote and wild region that is fascinating, awe-inspiring and often bewildering.      Frits and I flew into Punta Arenas from Santiago (a 3.5 hour flight) on Wednesday. The flight down gave us an unforgettable impression of Chile's geography and geology. It was an incredibly clear day and the pilot basically followed the line of the Andes to the south, treating us to amazing panoramas of the snow-capped mountains, lakes, volcanos ...

Our flight to Punta Arenas started off like any other. Fasten seat belts, secure screaming children (aka Nick) and lift off! The older I get and the more flights we have, the less I like being on them. Every sound and slight bit of turbulence made me more and more nervous, I don't know why I just hate it! Only 5 hours to go. The scenery outside the window was amazing. For the first hour of the flight, the snow capped Alps ran alongside us piercing the clouds every now and then ...

... small town made our plans a little challenging, but I would never have thought how crazy it would be. Thankfully after lots of running around, plenty of frustrations with shops being shut or not having what we needed and we were fully kitted up for our trek. We were ready to head to Torres Del Paine which promised to be one of the highlights of our whole trip....... stay tuned!!!!! By the way...... my spanglish (broken spanish ...