Patagonia. Incredible. Another intercontinental overnighter takes us from New York to Miami, then Santiago and then further south to Punta Arenas. Definitely a trip of transitions, north to south, 12 degrees warmer (relief for Annette). Miami was the cross-over point where Spanish superceded English, and Santiago, Chile, was the point where everything could be seen in a new light - literally. Flying over the incredible Andes, this huge crumple on the earth's crust of which we would be exploring the southern regions, seems to bring with it a different quality of air and even with the inevitable fumes of an international airport, the clarity if vision was something to remark. The end of our journey was the town of Puerto Natales where we stayed in a wonderful hospedaje Hostel Dickson with the lovely Flor and her
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