Puerto Natales, Chile
I see that I have not written since Argentina sometime. Let me sum up. I stayed only a little while in El Bolson. The city was very nice and beautiful. We did a day hike around town and up to a mirador, saw the happening saturday market and met another American couple travelling. We had dinner with them which was cool. We also stayed in a really nice cabaña for really cheap. The place had a bath, kitchen, dining area and sleeping space for five. Had I known, I would have stayed longer there. But, I needed to catch a boat.
So, bright and early we catch the 6:30 bus from El Bolson to Bariloche and then the 10:00 am bus to Puerto Montt. On the way we pass through customs (which at this particular stop was a joke), Osorno (which I kinda wanted to see but with prices so high in Chile, I said no), and Puerto Varas (which looked really cool). We arrived in Puerto Montt and the first thing we said was man, this is a dump. We should have gotten off at the town before. It was Sunday, things were closed, its a port town, the main street was having sewage work done, just a pile of shit all around. We did stay in someones home for the evening which was cool. We ate McDonalds because there was nothing open. And we bought some food and water for the boat trip the next day.
The boat trip itself was cool but not really worth the price. I did enjoy the whole boat experience though. If you are travelling to Alaska by boat I think it would be cool. Especially if you have never gone on a long boat journey before. I hear ya though... 600 plus dollares is a lot.
I have seen a few very large glaciers. One on the boat trip south and one on the trek in Torres del Paine. The trek we did was six days, five nights in the park. It was very cool. We saw glacier Grey with many crevases and striations. We saw the Valle Francias. Also very cool. And finally, we had a sunrise at the Torres. We had great weather for all the days. It was brutally windy on one day and rain on one other. That was all the bad weather we recieved. We were very lucky.
I am travelling to Punta Arenas today. That is as far south as I think I will get.
I will be staying in a hostal for Christmas eve and Christmas day with the phone number being +54 2902 493 525 if any would like to phone.
By the by, Bloodrayne is a movie now too. I heard rumors to this but ... huh. Check out the trivia. I may go see it just because....
I see that I have not written since Argentina sometime. Let me sum up. I stayed only a little while in El Bolson. The city was very nice and beautiful. We did a day hike around town and up to a mirador, saw the happening saturday market and met another American couple travelling. We had dinner with them which was cool. We also stayed in a really nice cabaña for really cheap. The place had a bath, kitchen, dining area and sleeping space for five. Had I known, I would have stayed longer there. But, I needed to catch a boat.
So, bright and early we catch the 6:30 bus from El Bolson to Bariloche and then the 10:00 am bus to Puerto Montt. On the way we pass through customs (which at this particular stop was a joke), Osorno (which I kinda wanted to see but with prices so high in Chile, I said no), and Puerto Varas (which looked really cool). We arrived in Puerto Montt and the first thing we said was man, this is a dump. We should have gotten off at the town before. It was Sunday, things were closed, its a port town, the main street was having sewage work done, just a pile of shit all around. We did stay in someones home for the evening which was cool. We ate McDonalds because there was nothing open. And we bought some food and water for the boat trip the next day.
The boat trip itself was cool but not really worth the price. I did enjoy the whole boat experience though. If you are travelling to Alaska by boat I think it would be cool. Especially if you have never gone on a long boat journey before. I hear ya though... 600 plus dollares is a lot.
I have seen a few very large glaciers. One on the boat trip south and one on the trek in Torres del Paine. The trek we did was six days, five nights in the park. It was very cool. We saw glacier Grey with many crevases and striations. We saw the Valle Francias. Also very cool. And finally, we had a sunrise at the Torres. We had great weather for all the days. It was brutally windy on one day and rain on one other. That was all the bad weather we recieved. We were very lucky.
I am travelling to Punta Arenas today. That is as far south as I think I will get.
I will be staying in a hostal for Christmas eve and Christmas day with the phone number being +54 2902 493 525 if any would like to phone.
By the by, Bloodrayne is a movie now too. I heard rumors to this but ... huh. Check out the trivia. I may go see it just because....
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