Yes, it did get warmer as we drove north! A long day's drive and a border crossing back into Chile followed by another ferry across the Magellan Straight, got us to a small national park called Pali Aike on the border with Argentina. It is very isolated and not often visited and the warden seemed positively surprised to see us. It is in the heart of the Patagonian Steppe with rock formations, the remains of volcanic eruptions. The walks around the old craters wer...

Are we being neurotic? The atmosphere in Ushuaia is strangely chilly in two ways. The icy wind blows continuously and the locals are just as cold. Is it because we are British? We don't know, have we just talked to the wrong people? There is definitely a love for the Las Malvinas. Road signs proclaim them for Argentina, car stickers proclaim Ushuaia as the Capital of Las Malvinas and there are maps everywhere with the Falklands proudly called Las Malvinas and P...

Torres Del Paine is a spectacular national park north of Puerto Natales. Famed for its three granite peaks which rise up majestically from the middle of a mountain range. We arrived by lunchtime and had already taken loads of pictures of the mountains, even before we got in the gate. We found a sheltered spot to camp and after a short exploratory walk I had a kip while Peter ran 12 miles up and down a mountain, to a view point of the three peaks. (Complained fo...

We had to wait for 3 hours with Gerty at the port in Puerto Montt but then she was loaded and strapped down for the trip to Puerto Natales, which takes 4 days. We were pleased with our cabin. Nothing fancy but comfortable with our own bathroom. The beds proved to be very comfortable and we slept well every night. Most passengers were foreign hitchhikers, German, Swiss, Australian, Canadian, American and English kitted out and planning some serious trekking. I fe...

Our first day on the road did not start well as it was the first time in three weeks that it rained and it poured almost all day long. But we bravely set off from San Antonio heading south to catch the ferry at Puerto Montt in a weeks’ time, for our epic four day ferry cruise through the Chilean Fjords. After an hour we were pulled over in a Police roadside check point. They have a lot of these in Chile. Nervously, we wound down the window to be greeted b...