January 21, 2006
Day 115
Today was a long, yet relaxed day. We had to walk 3.5 hours to the next campsite, set up our camp, and do another walk of 5 hours round-trip to a mirador without any gear. On this trek, I've noticed that I need a lot more sleep than normal… Read More »
January 20, 2006
Day 114
We set off a little earlier today because, even though the trail was supposed to be flat, it would still be a long day of walking. The weather was a lot nicer: clear skies and warm sun. The sun felt great hitting my skin after having gone through a… Read More »
January 19, 2006
Day 113
We slept late today. It was good to get a lot of sleep for once. Until now, we had to go to bed late, get up early, and walk all day, which made me achy and grumpy. But now, I was finally rather cheerful.
We didn't seen much of… Read More »
January 18, 2006
Day 112
This was our toughest day so far. We started out with a six-hour walk to Camp Dixon. Toward the beginning, the trail wasn't very well-marked, it was raining, and the path was muddy. There were no bridges across any rivers, so several times we had to navigate our way… Read More »
January 17, 2006
Day 111
We had to get up at 4:00 this morning. There's a great viewpoint of the Torres del Paine about an hour from camp, and we wanted to get to it before sunrise. We had walked part way up the trail yesterday afternoon, so we had a good idea of… Read More »
January 16, 2006
Day 110
Prologue:
Torres del Paine National Park is probably the most beautiful park in all of Chile, and indeed all of Patagonia. Its main attractions are, not surprisingly, the Torres del Paine, which are a series of jagged mountains located in the middle of the park. "Torres" means "towers" in… Read More »
January 15, 2006
Day 109
Today I temporarily said goodbye to Argentina as I took a bus to Puerto Natales, Chile.
When John and I got settled in our hostel, we met Tony, a young Englishman who is taking a year off to volunteer, teach, and travel before going to college in the fall.… Read More »
January 14, 2006
Day 108
This was the day that I finally got to see the Perito Moreno glacier. This morning, John, from England, and I took a tour bus out to Los Glacieres National Park, where the glacier is located. On the bus, we also met Judy and Teri, a mother/daughter pair from… Read More »
January 13, 2006
Day 107
This morning, I finally got to El Calafate. It was a long, bumpy ride over gravel roads, but I got there in one piece. Jenny seemed to be long gone. I checked in at the same hostel we were supposed to stay at, but she left late last night… Read More »
January 12, 2006
Day 106
My tent was a rental, so it sucked. Some of the attachments for the poles were broken, the screen had a hole in it, and the bag was ripped. Seeing that everyone else who had used it had abused it, I somewhat rolled it up and quickly stuffed it… Read More »
