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Day 5 and our last day at Torres del Paine. No wow day today but time to pack up tent and backpacks. We catch the catamaran to link to a 2 hour bus trip back to Peurto Natales for a … Continue reading →

Day 4 of our Torres del Paine trek. 22km return trip to Glacier Grey. Blessed with more amazing weather and the sun setting late in the evening this far south, we took our time and sat mesmerised by the views … Continue reading →

Day 3 of our Torres Del Paine trek, the French Valley. The perfect day (with no wind) to trek this stunning V-valley of hanging glaciers, waterfalls and snow capped peaked mountains. Long day of 20km return and a steep 1 … Continue reading →

Day 2 of our Torres del Paine trek. After surviving the gusty winds the day before, we packed up our tent and caught the catamaran over to our next base at Grande Paine. Not a bad view to wake up … Continue reading →

Our first day on the Torres del Paine Trek. 8 hour return trek to the Mirador Torres in the strongest gusty winds of 75kmph. This was the view at the top. One for the books especially after a gust moved … Continue reading →

A side trip to Punta Arenas. The only highlight of this shipping port is a 2 hour ferry to Isla de Magdalena to see Los pinguinos. We pretended we were David Attenborough hanging out with 63,000 pairs of Magellanic Penquins. … Continue reading →

Our Navimag ferry journey through the Chilean fiords continues. On day 3 it sidetracks to Glacier Ventisquero. The sheer size of this glacier is not realised till one of the zodiacs motors across to the base to collect ice. Our … Continue reading →

Our 4 day cargo ferry begins to Patagonia. Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales through the beautiful Chilean fiords. These photos were taken on day 2 of our trip through the Moraleda Channel.