Blogs from Puerto Natales, Magallanes, Chile, South America - page 5

Na dnes sme sa rozhodli dopriat si oddychovy den. Spali sme do 12, z postele sme sa len natiahli pre nase ranajky - kolac zo vcera, pozerali televiziu a vyprali si nejake veci. Po obede sme sa boli trocha prejst po meste, ale nic zaujimave sme nevideli. Neskor sme sa este museli zbalit na zajtrajsiu cestu a to bolo asi tak vsetko. For today we decided to have a resting day. We slept till 12, from our bed we just reached for our brunch - cake from yesterday, watched TV and did some washing up. In the afternoon we went for a walk around a town, but didnt see anything interesting. Later we also had to pack our staff and that was pretty much that.... read more

Dalsi nie velmi zaujimavy den straveny cestovanim a prechodom hranic. Opat sme museli otvarat batohy, do Chile sa nesmie dovazat ziadne cerstve jedlo a nase uhliky proti komarom tak asi na rontgene vyzerali. Nasou zastavkou bolo Puerto Natales, nudne male mesto kde nic nieje. Je to vsak najblizie mesto k parku Torres del Paine - len 150 km. Tento park je pravdepodobne najznamejsim parkom Juznej Ameriky a tak sme tu samozrejme nemohli chybat ani mi. Po neviem kolkych mesiacoch mame izbu s vlastnou kupelnou a teplou vodou, dokonca aj v umyvadle. A tiez je tu nas prvy radiator v Juznej Amerike. Another boring day spent by travelling and crossing borders. Again we had to open our rucksacks, you cant take any fresh food to Chile and our mosquito coils probably seemed like something to eat on ... read more

From Puerto Natales to Ushuaia. What is there to say? It wasn't a pleasant day. The bus seats were fine for most of the day BUT it was a long day and to make life more interesting I was not feeling well. I had a slight tummy bug... nothing too bad but since my antibiotics were under the buse there wasn't anything I could do about it! The day consisted of bus to a random intersection in the middle of nowhere to be picked up by another bus. I was kinda happy with getting off that first bus though cos the... conductor or "hostie" or whatever was this deaf guy who kept using basic signing to tell me I was pretty and that he earns lots of money and that we should get married and have ... read more

Leaving Torres del Paine was sad because it is such a pretty part of the world, however at the same time I was excited because it meant that we would be staying in a real hotel with a bed, a bathroom, the internet and more!! We headed back on the bus to Puerto Natales where we had the opportunity to wander around the small town, do our washing and basically relax. Steve, Allan and I took off and found a coffee shop where we savoured the delights of freshly ground coffee beans, ah the simple things in life. We were leaving the following morning to head to Punta Arenas to stay the night before boarding a bus for the 12hr drive through to Ushuaia, the southern most city of the world. There is not a lot ... read more

"Substructure - Firewire" I am yet to write about my trip from Santiago down to Puerto Montt. BUT I really want to tell my Navimag story while it is still fresh in my mind! This was a boat ride NO ONE on board will ever forget! Sweet baby jesus! I arrived in Puerto Varas a few days before my Navimag ferry was set to depart from Puerto Montt. The departure date was set for 2pm on January 28th. I decided to spend the night in Puerto Varas instead. It is a nicer place to stay then Puerto Montt. Sorry Puerto Montt locals! I had read quite a few reviews about the Navimag. Surprisingly there was a fair amount of negative reviews so I was a little nervous about the trip. Clearly those people who wrote anything ... read more