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Revolving a day back around the world - From there I will be one day younger... and if I can't get used to the idea, maybe I'll just have to do it again the other way...

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A beautiful day...

Puerto Natales is the gateway town to Torres del Paine National Park, probably one of the most famous in Patagonia. My plan was to go first to El Calafate and El Chalten, in the north, and then to come back to Puerto Natales and visit Torres del Paine, before taking the ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt, on the Canales route, used before the opening of the canal of Panama.

In Puerto Natales there are shops, hostels, and restaurants, and then more hotels, and more restaurants... and in between each an internet cafe or a travel agent. The nearby Torres del Paine is visited by over 200.000 tourists each year, and most of them go through the town. But it is still a nice place, as is often the case in what I have seen of Chile so far.

After walking around town in the morning, I settled down in an internet cafe to try catch up a bit.

Along the shore, there were lots of birds: cormorans, ducks, gulls, and swans with black collar and black head while the rest of the body was white. I did not know of that specie before.
And there were dogs everywhere. The dogs in Patagonia are really cool and friendly.

I tried to sell my australian sleeping bag, with no success, but that got me into several small shops out of the main drags, owned by seemingly humble people, very nice and welcoming.
 
I also changed the dates of my plane tickets, as I was spending much more time than expected inPatagonia... and once I had bougt the hiking equipment, I had to stay even more to use it!
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hey ! (reply)
Mar 15, 2007 18:53 EST by yeberle 

0/ en passant.
Porte toi bien.
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281.Cerro Guanaco - Tiera del Fuego National Park, Argentina Mar 07, 2007 ( This entry has 27 photos 27 )
282.Under construction - Camping out there in the cold - Tiera del Fuego National Park, Argentina Mar 08, 2007 ( This entry has 28 photos 28 )
283.Change of plans - Ushuaia, Argentina Mar 09, 2007 ( This entry has 3 photos 3 ) ( Comments 1 )
284.More exploration in Tiera del Fuego - Cabo San Pablo, Argentina Mar 10, 2007 ( This entry has 26 photos 26 )
285.Back to the American Continent - Punta Arenas, Chile Mar 11, 2007 ( This entry has 2 photos 2 )
286.Visiting and trying to shop - Punta Arenas, Chile Mar 12, 2007 ( This entry has 17 photos 17 )
287.Peninsula Brunswick - Punta Arenas, Chile Mar 13, 2007 ( This entry has 30 photos 30 )
288.Spending money... - Punta Arenas, Chile Mar 14, 2007
289.Checking out Puerto Natales - Puerto Natales, Chile Mar 15, 2007 ( This entry has 8 photos 8 ) ( Comments 1 )
290.Moving and organizing - Puerto Natales to El Calafate, Chile Mar 16, 2007 ( This entry has 2 photos 2 )
291.Glaciers, ice and the milky green - El Calafate, Argentina Mar 17, 2007 ( This entry has 38 photos 38 )
292.Glaciar Perito Moreno under the rain - El Calafate, Argentina Mar 18, 2007 ( This entry has 18 photos 18 ) ( Comments 1 )
293.Northern part of Los Glaciares National Park - El Calafate - El Chalten, Argentina Mar 19, 2007 ( This entry has 5 photos 5 )
294.Torre/Fitzroy Trek - day 1 - Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina Mar 20, 2007 ( This entry has 27 photos 27 )
295.Torre/Fitzroy Trek - day 2 - Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina Mar 21, 2007 ( This entry has 31 photos 31 )
296.Torre/Fitzroy Trek - day 3 - Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina Mar 22, 2007 ( This entry has 15 photos 15 )
297.Taking it Easy - El Chalten, Argentina Mar 23, 2007 ( This entry has 3 photos 3 ) ( Comments 2 )
298.A boring day - El Chalten, Argentina Mar 24, 2007
299.W trek - day 1 - Torres del Paine National Park, Chile Mar 25, 2007 ( This entry has 12 photos 12 )
300.The Torres del Paine - Torres del Paine National Park, Chile Mar 26, 2007 ( This entry has 21 photos 21 )

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