Blogs from Puerto Natales, Magallanes, Chile, South America - page 7

Nosso plano para o dia era simplesmente nao fazer nada, programa este que modéstia a parte eu realizo com maestria. Acordei mais cedo que as meninas, que passaram a noite desarrumando as malas da caminhada em Torres del Paine. Apos rapidamente me lembrar o que era entrar num banheiro privado, fui bestar um pouco. Sobre o banheiro, se o preco que paguei neste hostel estivesse vinculado a quanto eu usei o banheiro, nao teria mais dinheiro para voltar para casa. Demos uma volta pela cidade, e após muito aporrinhar as pobres Flavinha e Erika, as convenci de ir num restaurantezinho meio familia. Em varias cidades eles existem, sao restaurantes pequenos, familiares e bem humildes, onde se cobra um preco barato para uma refeicao fixa geralmente de sopa-prato-sobremesa. Tudo bem e normal, nao fosse que numa troca ... read more

The bus from El Calafate was relatively easy until we reached the Argentinian border where for some reason it took the border officer an hour and a half to stamp 30 exit stamps - ridiculous bureaucracy! In contrast the Chilean border despite us having to fill in the immigration forms and have all our bags searched only took 45 minutes go figure. On arriving in Puerto Natales we headed to our hostel called Erratic Rock which was run by an American guy. From the moment we walked in the door the service and friendliness was one of the best I have had anywhere. The owner was really open and chatty and you could tell he was the kind of person that you could talk with for hours without realising the time had passed. Our purpose for ... read more

We arrived in Santiago, Chile and met up with one of Chelsey´s old roommates who has been studying there for the last year. We spent the evening making pizza at her apartment before heading out for the evening with her and one of her roommtes Andrew. The next day we spent ambling around Santiago and going up to the Cerro where a HUGE statue of Mother Mary hovers over the Entire city at an outdoor chapel constructed for the Pope´s visit in i don´t know what year. It was a great spot to stop and think for a while. Something about that perfect combination of outdoor space, quiet, and just enough of my religion really struck me in the best way. That night we took off for Valparaiso. On the bus we were calling hostels trying ... read more

Puerto Natales est la ville d'acces au parc national Torres del Paine. Ce parc, au Chili, est un des plus fameux de la Patagonie et ce fut certainement un des meilleurs moments de mon voyage!! Il y a 2 facons d'aborder le parc, soit en faisant une boucle complete d'environ 8 jours, soit en faisant la moitie Sud, qui s'appelle le W en raison de la forme du parcours. Avec J et K on a fait le W. 5 jours de rando, 4 nuits sous tente (mais K a craque une nuit et a dormi en refuge pour une somme faramineuse). On avait loue le materiel a l'auberge de Puerto Natales. On prenait diner et petit-dej dans les refuges. Tout ca coutait super cher par rapport au reste du pays, mais ca valait largement la depense... ... read more

Hola! We arrived to Santiago de Chile. After a short weekend with my cousins, we headed south to discover the famous glaciers of Patagonia. The first pictures are from a boat trip to Glacier Serrano and Glacier Balmaceda. Then we hiked (actually climbed) Glacier Grey. Its was amazing to see its colour from inside, we didn´t expect it to be that blue. The last day in Patagonia was an 8-hour-hike to see las Torres del Paine. No luck with the weather, though. All that we saw was clouds, clouds and more clouds :(... read more