The refugio in Chileno, despite having more beds per dorm, was much quieter than last night. Even David managed to sleep through the entire night and not snore. The sleeping bags that were on the beds were really warm and even the slight cold from the room couldn't penetrate them so we slept really well compared to the previous night. We were scheduled for the second sitting of breakfast again, but we did manage to eat earlier than the assigned 8:30am slot. It se...

There was supposed to be a quiet period in the refugio from 10pm until 7am but people didn't seem to pay any attention to that. The building wasn't particularly soundproof either so most people heard the few who loudly went to bed after 11pm and those who started their morning conversation before 6am. With all the snoring as well, it wasn't the best night's sleep ever. Having to wait until our scheduled 8:30am breakfast, after being awake so early, was quite an...

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...