Reading and Roaming
SANTIAGO VIEWS AND MARKETS Yesterday we were picked up by Pablo. He was the first driver we met almost four weeks ago and on this morning was accompanied by his wife and fellow tour guide, Carolina. Together they run a business called Bike and Wine, but also do custom tours as well. Both are outgoing …
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A LITTLE SANTIAGO We arrived here on a Sunday after a very long day of travel. Four hours in a van to the Punta Arenas airport (leaving before dawn at 4:30 am), the usual long line for LATAM check-in, followed by a somewhat shorter security line, and then the 3 hours plus flight to Santiago. …
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THROMBOLITES & GLACIERS Yesterday I took a day off, sort of. The Chief Penguin went on the 10 hour excursion to see the Grey Glacier. It involved an hour and a half by van over bumpy unpaved roads, followed by walking over a swinging suspension bridge over water, and then about 30 minutes trudging on …
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TORRES DEL PAINE When we last left off, we were waiting for our van at our hotel in Punta Arenas to take us to the Tierra property on the edge of the national park, Torres del Paine. Torres means “towers” and there are three granite peaks that give the park its name of “Towers of …
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