Busy Trekking

El Calafate, Argentina

Hello everyone! Sorry we havent been able to make a entry lately we´ve been off in the woods and in boats for the last week and half. The NAVIMAG ferry was great. We had amazing weather so we got to see the whole coast line coming down. Usually the ferry has some rainy days and it turn into a booze cruise but we lucked out and were able to see a whole bunch of Chile which is virtually imposible to get to. Since there isnt anything to do really on the boat you get to meet a whole bunch of people, see the sights and catch up on some reading. The only catch was the good weather brought a stiff head wind which caused us to get into port 8 hours late, but well worth it.

The boat drops you at Puerto Natales which is nothing special but is home to one of the best hostels we have been to yet, Erratic Rock. The owner american Bill is extremely knowledgable about the park Torres del Paine which was our reason for going to Puerto Natales and helped us out getting our Thanksgiving dinner together, cause we were scrambling. Its wasnt anything over the top but it had the essentials so it still qualified.

The next day we headed out to the park, Torres del Paine, to do a 6 day backpack route know as the W. Usually is take a day shorter but we´re cheap so we skipped the ferry and opted to hike into the park from the bus stop.

Torres del Paine is amazing park with the most erratic weather condition in Patagonia. Its has a huge glacier on one side which effects the weather and mountain range that changes stuff coming in off the coast. All and all we never really got poured on and our tent never blew away (even though the first night i thought it would). The views were amazing and i wish we had more time because there is another trek that is know as the circut which is a full 8 to 10 trek around the whole park. I´d definitely suggest it to anyone going.

Now were back in Argentina in El Calafate. This morning we saw a glacier an hour outside town which was quite amazing because it carved off a bunch of pieces. Tomorrow were off to trek around Mt Fitz Roy for 4 days or so. We´ll sort it all out when we get to the park tomorrow. Don´t expect to hear from us much in the next week or so cause internet is slow and expensive in this part of Argentina.

Hope everyone is doing we´ll and we hope to hear from you soon.

Justin

PS no pictures this time. internet is super expensive... We´ll try to post them in Ushuaia