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...

We needed to be ready for a 7:30am pickup for our tour to see the King Penguins. Breakfast was early and a typical Chilean affair with bread rolls, jam and instant coffee. There was some avocado on the table and we had a few of our own slices of cheese so it wasn't too bad. By 8am our transport hadn't arrived so we had to ask Betty to call the company to confirm they were actually coming and hadn't left us behind. We had a fear, that despite confirming the addr...