Rough Cuts: Patagonia
Watch some rough video from Chile and Argentina as we explore Patagonia, the Beagle Channel, Torres del Paine and Los Glaciares.
Leaving Patagonia for Santiago, Chile’s Capital
Friday – December 28, 2007 – The next morning after breakfast, we said goodbye to Celia as we checked out of the Patagonia Rebelde. Our transfer arrived and drove us and a few passengers already inside to El Calafate’s nearby airport. After checking in and paying our departures […]
Los Glaciares and the Perito Moreno
Thursday – December 27, 2007 – In the morning we grabbed breakfast and refreshments in the lobby, which also had a cozy lounge and library. Shortly afterwards, our bus tour picked us up for our tour to Lago Argentino. El Calafate is located near the southern shore of […]
On to El Calafate
Wednesday – December 26, 2007 – Instead of doing another hike today, Jeff and I decided to take it easy. We both came down with a little bit of a cold and I think all of the trekking finally caught up with us. After sleeping late, we read […]
Hiking through Argentine Patagonia to Cerro Fitz Roy
Tuesday – December 25, 2007 – After hot showers and an incredible “Norwegian-Argentinean” smorgasbord for breakfast, Mr. Halvorsen drove us to El Chalten where Jeff and I would begin a great day of hiking. There on the edge of the city down the main street, we began our […]
Torres del Paine: Day 4 – Trekking the Circuito W
Sunday – December 23, 2007 – On Sunday morning, we awoke fairly early so we could get a nice start to the day. We had hot showers in the refugio – I could get used to this style of “camping” in the future, before enjoying our delicious breakfast […]
Torres del Paine: Day 3 – Trekking the Circuito W
Saturday – December 22, 2007 – After waking up, we packed up our things before heading to the refugio for hot showers. Then we went back to the refugio for a breakfast of eggs, ham and bacon. What a great way to start the day in the Chilean […]
Torres del Paine: Day 2 – Trekking the Circuito W
Friday – December 21, 2007 – This morning as I woke up and opened the tent door, I was astounded to see Paine Grande towering above us as it peeked through fast moving clouds. This was going to be a great day! After hot showers and a Chilean […]
Torres del Paine: Day 1 – Trekking the Circuito W
Thursday – December 20, 2007 – This morning we woke up at the Hotel Charles Darwin in Puerto Natales to catch our microbus to Torres del Paine. Because the bus schedule is very limited, we had no room for error. Thankfully we found the stop Buses JB down […]
On to Chile
Wednesday – December 19, 2007 – This morning in Ushuaia we had breakfast before going out for a morning tour of the surrounding mountains. We took a taxi up to the ski resort of Centro de Montana Glaciar Martial. We took the aerosilla, the chairlifts, up to the […]
Ushuaia, Southernmost City in the World
Tuesday – December 18, 2007 – The next morning we had an Argentinean-style continental breakfast at our hotel before heading down to the port. Their we saw a Russian expedition ship being prepared for its voyage to Antarctica. Her name was the Akademik Sergei Vavilov, and she looked […]
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