Ecocamp

... did not disappoint!  We (and by that I mean ¨I¨, for better or worse) had booked a 4-night stay in the Ecocamp, which is a collection of mini Epcot-like domes.  My first thought upon being shown inside was, ¨This looks pretty tony.¨ My ...

... is in the hands of humans and made me so happy that we chose an eco-friendly adventure company.  :) When we arrived at EcoCamp the weather was HORRIBLE.  High winds and torrential rain... Hope it doesn't stay!  Our "EcoDomes" are small - ...

... site giving us some good background on the Swahilli language and people and the arabic influence in the region. Nights at the ecocamp were spent by lantern eating the local fish, drinking tusker and sitting around the bonfire - I am sorry but yes ...

On Wednesday, we got to sleep in a little bit. Breakfast was as usual at EcoCamp - pancakes that are more like crepes with jelly and butter , some cereal that reminds me of cocoa puffs, granola, eggs, etc. Really good! We needed a solid breakfast today ...

... you only have 4kg) and walking socks, a pack-towel, a few toiletries (the Chanel beauty collection had to stay back at the EcoCamp). Anyway I was carrying the kitchen sink in my daypack. The next saga was about the down jacket and when did we need one ...

... on the hike and was the first to finish (Sam, too).  That's right! After saying goodbye to the friends, flora and fauna at EcoCamp, we were on the first van out of the park and back to Puerto Natales for a day of reprieve.  The 2 sleepless ...

... ;This is probably the most popular hike in the park, so we saw a lot more people today.  The hike started right from the Ecocamp, and within an hour we were heading up switchbacks.  Our specialty!  It was a long hour, but we made up all the ...

... ;But the real highlight of the boat ride was the complementary pisco sour which is quickly becoming our favourite drink! We headed back to the Ecocamp, which is an amazing place to stay.  We had our own little 'hobbit' house, a dome with a fleecy bed ...

... only has 14 guests a night.  To recap, we have now had the following random encounters: Gemma and Verity -- fellow guests at EcoCamp in Torres del Paine who we saw walking by the window in El Calafte as we had lunch. Monica and Afonso -- ...

... continued on to Knysna for the night. The Overmeer was the only major disappointment so far, minus of course the mouse incident in Ecocamp.  The place looked great online but not so much in person.  It was just kinda junky and not the cleanest ...

... to protect my face, as the land is so dry and the soil red there was red soil everywhere and as we were staying in an EcoCamp we were discouraged to not take a shower for the 3 days we were in the park and make use of the waterpools down the gorges, I am ...