Patagonia Winds
After a disastrous trip to El Calafate back in Argentina we are back in Peurto Natales, Chile where we are going to take a boat journey up to Puerto Montt. A terrific choice as it turns out since it will be a 4 day journey and we will be traveling with our newly aquired Canadian friend Shannon whom we met on the Torres Del Paine trek. The boat travels up the length of Chilean Patagonia, through fjords, ice burgs and glaciers.
Our original plan of renting a car in El Calafate and driving north to Bariloche in Argentina was tossed out the window when we realized the cost would be upwards of a $1000! The boat trip for the two of us comes out cheaper then that! We also opted out of checking out the famous Perito Moreno glacier, as we couldn't be bothered booking through a tour agency and neither one of us wanted to share the incredible view with hundreds of other tourists who would be milling about the board walks constructed for viewing the glacier. Further more we have seen quite a few glaciers and the boat trip north stops at a glacier we can disembark at.
All in all we have been having an amazing time in the Patagonia region. The landscape is absolutely stunning. The terrain goes from flat fields to sudden jagged mountain ranges that poke angrily out of the earth. Shrouded in clouds and snow they provide an awe inspiring sight when the clouds lift long enough for you to view them. The legendary winds of Patagonia are just as strong and the weather just as fickle as we had heard. It can be raining and five minutes later there will be blue sky and sunshine and five minutes later it will be raining again. Being down here has only whetted our appetite to further explore this amazingly diverse geographical region.
We will post a blog of just pictures of our trek through the National park Torres Del Paine.
A Happy holidays to all.
Our original plan of renting a car in El Calafate and driving north to Bariloche in Argentina was tossed out the window when we realized the cost would be upwards of a $1000! The boat trip for the two of us comes out cheaper then that! We also opted out of checking out the famous Perito Moreno glacier, as we couldn't be bothered booking through a tour agency and neither one of us wanted to share the incredible view with hundreds of other tourists who would be milling about the board walks constructed for viewing the glacier. Further more we have seen quite a few glaciers and the boat trip north stops at a glacier we can disembark at.
All in all we have been having an amazing time in the Patagonia region. The landscape is absolutely stunning. The terrain goes from flat fields to sudden jagged mountain ranges that poke angrily out of the earth. Shrouded in clouds and snow they provide an awe inspiring sight when the clouds lift long enough for you to view them. The legendary winds of Patagonia are just as strong and the weather just as fickle as we had heard. It can be raining and five minutes later there will be blue sky and sunshine and five minutes later it will be raining again. Being down here has only whetted our appetite to further explore this amazingly diverse geographical region.
We will post a blog of just pictures of our trek through the National park Torres Del Paine.
A Happy holidays to all.
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