Blogs from Torres del Paine, Magallanes, Chile, South America - page 15

Onwards to our next destination, Torres del Paine. This is one of Chile’s largest national parks. Entry is rather expensive at 15,000 Chilean pesos per person, which is approximately £20. Anna had discovered a wonderful ranch at Laguna Amarga, just outside of the park. So after getting dropped off at the entrance to the park and trying to explain that we didn’t want to enter, we were told we still had to buy the ticket, then when we left we could get it stamped and return without buying another one. However when we explained that we were leaving right then they couldn’t quite grasp the concept. So instead of arguing we decided to drop our stuff off at the ranch and then come back. So we headed towards the ranch which is still a working farm. ... read more

Friday 22nd October 2010 A long day travelling starting at 5am with a minibus to Rio Grande, we switched onto a coach after a couple of hours wait in the middle of nowhere and the highlight of our day was being traipsed through customs! At one point we thought we might be stranded on a dirt road when our coach driver told us we needed to change buses when all we could see was dessert and not a vehicle in sight. Thankfully another bus did turn up and we completed the final part of our journey to Puerto Natales. On arrival, after 15 hours we arrived at Yaganhouse and Paulina told us about the national park and we ate before bed. Saturday 23rd October 2010 A well deserved day off as Joanne was ill so hiking ... read more

Hola, We left El Calafate on a bus to Puerto Natales that was supposed to take five hours. Argentinian immigration decided to let two busses go in front of us because the had less people in them and Chilean immigration originally did not give Peter and entry stamp, then thay gave him an entry AND exit stamp, then they crossed out the exit stamp. As a result, the bus took 7 hours to arrive. The saving grace was that "princess" was not on the bus. Did we tell you about princess? We don't think so. Here's the story about princess. PRINCESS Ahhh princess... the kind of traveler you do not want to have to deal with on a long journey. However, with the luck bestowed upon us, we encountered such creature, obviously completely out of her ... read more

É, amigo, último dia de Torres del Paine. Dentro da barraca os últimos a acordar foram nossos pés e joelhos. E nós, que até entao vivemos quase todas as intemperies possiveis, conhecemos a que nos faltava: chuva. Mas, no entanto, chuvinha zona sul. Coisa pouca. Metemos nossas mochilas e partimos feroz, afinal, só o cume interessava. Como de hábito, as meninas foram na frente desbravando a trilha com seus bastoes mágicos enquanto eu vinha em seguida geralmente 20 min depois, correndo loucamente pelas trilhas elameadas nos pontos de vale, achando que era malandrao. Encontrei com elas na subida final do nosso objetivo. Esse objetivo era um lugar de onde se veria as tais Torres del Paine. No final quase que escalávamos mais do que subíamos, ventava e chovia desgracadamente enquanto eu falava pros ceus: "Aahhhhhhh maluco! ... read more

De volta ao oficio da escrita! Como ja dito pela Flavilda, a lentidao tecnologica de algumas cidades que passamos nos impossibilitou de atualizar nosso lerdissimo blog. Mas assim como um jovem tarado, agora estamos tentando tirar o atraso! Acordamos bonito no nosso terceiro dia em Torres del Paine. Apos a estrategia de trocar o local de nossa nave mae, passamos uma noite, digamos assim, bem mais confortavel. E com isso nao é luxo nao, só digo que a Flavinha conseguiu dormir. Arrumamos tudo e picamos a mula pro que seria o Acampamento Italiano. 3 horinhas de caminhada e mochilao pesado feroz nas costas, chegamos. Aproveitando que cheguei meia hora antes das chicas, fiz a gentileza de armar a barraca, no bom sentido, claro! Nisso chegou um senhor com cara de polones, e vendo que nossa barraca ... read more