Minus one member of the Crew that tore its way through Torres Del Paine and El Calafate, Jane, Lisa, Michael and Myself, ditched the car in Puerto Natales and took a bus down to Punta Arenas....now in the far far south of Chile. A lovely little city, with a strong Naval connection...we found a lovley little Hostel and set up camp for 2 nights......

This morning we were up at 6 to go to the Magdalena Island, where there are about 100,000 penguins and we are allowed to walk close to them. To get there we would have to leave with a boat - the Zodiac -  at 7 am. However, when the transfer arrived to pick us up and the driver said that the trip was cancelled due to the strong winds we had ...

Today forbode a very long day of driving (over 6 hours), however, it was luckily broken into sections where we could go out and sight see.  On our way to the sanctuary, we got to see some gauchos (cowboys) moving their herd along. If you look close at the pic in the slideshow, you can see their herd dog too. We also spotted a Yandu as we ...

Not originally on the itinerary, we diverted to Punta Arenas to see if there was an agent that could arrange shipping the car back to the USA for us (foreigners are not technically allowed to sell vehicles in any South American country, and the car is actually entered onto your passport so it's quite difficult to leave without it ...).  Unl...

We finally got in Punta Arenas after 12 hours of bus.  Our bus driver was driving 5km/hour I think!  We had to cross the border between Argentina and Chile and it took forever so we missed the next bus !  Anyway - we are here now. There is not much here to do.  We had a great meal last night - sea food buffet with everything ...

Go to the Summary Page ___________________________  The "detour" through Punta Arenas was due mainly to my need to buy new shoes, and possibly camping equipment and a warmer jacket. Nobody had really recommended going there, but... we all liked the place! After the very touristy Ushuaia, at least in Punta Arenas there was life: lots of sail...

we have just found the fastest upload on the continent of south america, have updated iguazu argentina side photos, and perito moreno glacier, and the torres today we try get a penguin tour, its the main Punta Arenas thing the boat to Isla Magdalena doesnt go Mondays, damn, but our hostel dude has a friend who will do a private trip for us, norm...

Turistit ovat joutuneet pakkolomalle Punta Arenaksessa. Jopa kaupungin matkailuneuvonta meni sanattomaksi, kun tiedustelimme kaupungissa olevia potentiaalisia tutustumiskohteita. Lonely Planetin mukaan talvella ainoa varteenotettava harraste on bilettäminen - kylmyys ja pimeys toimii siis selityksenä myös muualla kuin Suomess...

Before we start i dont know what Neil is on about....of course im happy. I love penguins...and tell me what penguin lover would not be happy wandering among 140 000 penguins....up close and personal? Anyway back to the beginning! We arrived in Punta Arenas early afternoon, after having to give in and take a flight. The 3 day bus journey just som...

After 6 weeks at sea and just a few hours ashore in Montevideo early December, we come finally vcome alongside at Stanley, Falkland Islands and catch the once-weekly LanChile flight to Punta Arenas, Chile. That's where I jump off and leave the rest of the crew who fly on to Santiago and out over the World to homes. My path leads hopefully t...