We boarded the boat at 9pm on the Sunday evening so that we were ready for the off at 5am the following morning. One of us woke up bright and early to watch the boat setting off under a vail of darkness on the body of water known rather disconcertingly as Ultima Esperanza (Last Hope) Not long after setting off the sun began to rise over the North Patagonian fjords. Day 1 (White Channel - Glaciers) The first day of sailing was very cold and rainy, regardless wit...

Although we had already passed through this town on our way to Punta Arenas, it was now time to return and spend 4 days here. A small and quaint village on the banks of the Ultima Esperanza Sine (Last Hope sound) yet another great place to relax, play some Uno and eat and drink. Famous as the Gateway to the Torres Del Paine national park (a hikers dream) the local population seemed incredulous that we would come here and not visit the world renound park. But an...

So after a 5 hour journey we arrived in Punta Arenas, the most southerly point we would venture to in all our travels. Strange town that at first glance looks run down and shabby, but then you realise that this place is not so far from Antartica and must get battered in the winter. Not so much to do in this town bar go and see some more penguins. We ummed and ahhhd on whether we should pay to see more peguins. In end we decided to go and were very glad we did so...

Headed here from El Calafate, we had already become accustomed to the Alpine climate of El Calafate, but once again the temperatures got colder and the scenery even more extreme. El Chalten is shadowed by the incredible Fitz Roy mountain range. Aside from hiking there isn't a great deal to do in El Chalten, so when in Rome we decided to get the boots out that we've been lugging round to give them a test run prior to Macchu Picchu. After a good nights sleep we w...

Arrived after a 26 hour bus journey to El Calafate! Patagonia already had been like nothing else we had seen in our travels to date. Upon arriving in El Calafate that theme continued. Found in the Parque De Los Glaciares, El Calafate is an alpine town on the waters of Lago Argentina (a huge glacial melt lake). Quite a commercially developed town which gives great access to Perrito Moreno 'little brown dog', one of the worlds most active glaciers. We booked a tri...