The delayed trip into Torres del Paine National Park might have been a blessing in disguise. As forecasted, it was an overcast morning which threatened rain any minute. After another filling breakfast, we arranged to rent a locker from the hostel for the 5 days we would be away before returning on Friday. We needed to store most of our stuff and for 500 pesos a day it seemed reasonable to know it was securely locked and monitored by CCTV. The locker looked quit...

We had planned to be starting our walk round Torres Del Paine today, but the accommodation for our planned route was fully booked so we're starting tomorrow instead. It gave us time to get some last minute laundry done and a day to chill out. We would be walking 70km in 4 days so not a bad idea to rest up today. The only laundry open on a Sunday was conveniently right next door to our hostel so it wasn't a long walk to drop it off. The rest of the morning was sp...

When we woke up the morning, the rain had finally stopped and the sky had cleared so we could see the mountains all around Puerto Natales. Breakfast was pretty good in the Singing Lamb, they served freshly made eggs with all you can eat homemade bread. We had no great plans while we were here, the town is really just a gateway to the Torres del Paine National Park and we had to wait an extra day before we could start the 5 day walk. It did give us time to buy bu...

We were in no great rush this morning and had time for a leisurely breakfast at Betty's. The Buses Magellanes bus to Puerto Natales was at 10:45am and it would only take us 15 minutes to walk to bus stop in the town centre. There were only four passengers on the bus so it left promptly for the 3 hour trip. The weather was okay during the journey, but as we arrived to Puerto Natales it began to rain. Not great for our walk from the bus terminal to the Singing Lam...

Punta Arenas has a tax free shopping zone, Zona Franca, so we decided that we would see if we could by a small compact, waterproof camera to take on the tramp in Patagonia. By all accounts, the weather is very changable and it would be easier to take pictures in the howling wind and rain with a small camera rather than the large DSLR we have. Zona Franca was only a 10 minute bus ride away, but we were a little surprised once we arrived. It was more like an indu...