We first traveled to Chile when I was pregnant with our first Baby Boy and have since been back two more times!
Our final days in Santiago were spent relaxing, eating, drinking, shopping and just generally in vacation mode. We did finally go to the art museum that was closed during the strike, but it wasn’t even worth the trip downtown. New Years was a party! And D’s birthday ended the endless meals and celebrations. Before the …
It seems it may finally be over, but for 4 weeks now, almost every restaurant experience has been cursed. Luckily we did a lot of eating in. See for yourself: Concon– grilled congrio fish served raw Santiago– greasy couscous dropped on shirt and pants by waiter Santiago– piece of sweater lint found in sandwich Sky …
The return from Argentina made for another long day. The route from El Calafate to Puerto Natales is quite a bit longer than it could be- taking us east then south then back west. Despite a half-full bus and relatively quick drive, the elevation changes, lack of good rest stop, and accumulated tiredness from the …
Our last trekking day was a race against the time. We had to leave Paine Grande, make it to Glacier Grey and back before the catamaran left us behind and we would be stuck in the park for an extra night. So with the clock as our enemy we significantly picked up the walking pace. …
Today finally started on the right foot- we left Los Cuernos bright and early with renewed motivation for a good walking day. The trail had some hilly ascends and descends as we hiked by the impressive Lago Nordenskjold. At one point we made it to the shores of the lake and then ascended back, with …
Our second full day began with sore limbs and a scurry out of the lodge just past checkout time. The previous day had obviously taken a toll but we tried to stay upbeat as we had a mostly sunny day. Today was our first day carrying our full packs and it was going to be …
The stormy winds and rain didn´t allow much rest throughout the night, but we awoke with a decision at hand: walk through the rain or stay in? In order to avoid kicking ourselves in the behind later (and with the faint possibility that it might clear up later) we decided to go ahead and attempt …
It’s a bit ludicrous to call this a trekking day, since we didn’t actually do any trekking. Nevertheless today was our arrival at the Torres del Paine National Park.
