Hello from Puerto Natales - a little town on the shores of Seno Ùltima Esperanza, and gateway to the Torres Del Paine National Park. It's windy, it's cold, but I couldn't be happier - I'm off on a 6 day trek tomorrow around the famous "W", taking in lakes, mountains, glaciers, and of course (weather dependent), the Torres del Paine themselves - the spectular granite pillars that dominate the surrounding landscape. It's been a brilliant couple of weeks since my last blog, taking in some of the most amazing scenery on my way down through the Lake District in Chile. First stop was Pucòn, which advertises itself as the "adventure capital of Chile". It certainly had a nice feel to the place, perched on Lake Villarica, which the huge and still active Villaricca volcano looming ominously
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