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 | Santiago Airport, (2 day layover). Right after this photo was taken, I found the bus station -- but didn't know how to buy a ticket to Valparaiso. Luckily I asked a nice woman to help me and she found a nice man who was also going to Valparaiso. We ended up talking quite a bit and he led me right to my hostel. |
 | well - first to a Metro stop where I made my connection to Valparaiso |
 | its a hilly town |
 | view from a restaurant patio |
 | Came upon this fish market by chance but couldn't buy anything because it was so hot |
 | art was everywhere! |
 | I'm in South America. |
 | Took the bus back to Santiago, stayed at an airport hotel and got on a 9:00a.m. flight to Puerto Natales |
 | more art |
 | storm front movin in, (view from my hostel window) |
 | but very aloof |
 | Took a boat cruise to O Higgins Park |
 | Map of the 9 day trek, (we were bused in and out of Laguna Azul for the first night) |
 | First day -- three towers |
 | Group shot |
 | back-end view of the Towers from Laguna Azul Hostel, (first night in the National Park) |
 | typical campsite -- ho hum another rainbow |
 | getting water |
 | on the trail |
 | dip in a glacier lake |
 | almost to the ridge |
 | at the top looking towards the ice field |
 | heading down |
 | and down |
 | Grey Glacier |
 | What a Shock! |
 | celebrating the longest day, left to right: Chou Chou, Vijay, Depak, Tom, Sammy, Mitch, Julie, Kaitlyn, Chris, me, Mid |
 | 2 at a time |
 | View from Cuerno - beautiful! |
 | wind was unreal |
 | Did I say The Wind was incredible? |
 | nice, eh? |
 | a casualty |
 | another casualty, (Sam got wet, I did not) |
 | seems there's always something to repair in Chile |
 | here too |
 | and do not sit down on that |
 | Hike started out fine |
 | and then this! I actually got turned around on the trail while taking a break at a river. I only found out about 30 minutes later when I recognized a sign. By this point my boots and socks were soaked and I just kept going back to town. |
 | next day had better luck with the weather |
 | returning from El Chalten Argentina to El Califate Argentina |
 | another glacier - the famous (but crowded), Perito Moreno. |
 | Leaving Puerto Natales on the way home, (first stop Santiago) |
 | trash bin empty |
 | trash bin full |
 | be prepared |
 | typical bar scene -- that's 20,000 pesos for a bottle of wine -- about 40 Canadian dollars. Bottle of beer was about 8,000 pesos. |
 | horses were needed to carry the beer and diesel into the wilderness |
 | Cruise ship in port |
 | Do not know these people |
 | looking to the next trip
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