The first day on Navimag... one of many long days on the boat.

Torres Del Paines

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January 18th 2008
After 4 days on the Navimag Ferry sailing through Patagonia we arrived in Puerta Natales and were ready to face the national park of Torres Del Paines. The Navimag had givenme and Fergus many, many hours to decide what route to try and take through the park to maximise our trekking, but minimise the potential ear ache from Pauline and Helen (sorry girls!). Anyway we decided to try and take on m ... read more

South America » Chile » Magallanes » Torres del Paine

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more