We leave Posada de Don Simon around 9h30 and head back to where we would have loved to stay overnight yesterday - Campo Quijano. This is a passing point for the Tren de las Nubes, a little tourist train that connects the Argentine Northwest with the Chilean border in the Andes, over 4,220 metres above sea level. Although originally built for economic reasons, it is now primarily of interest to tourists as a heritage railway. Having been informed of the shocking ...

Today is the first day of our roadtrip around Salta. Our plan is to head to Cafayate and stay there for one night. Cafayate is the most important town in the Calchaqui Valley. It's famous for its wine production as it's dry and sunny climate is ideal for growing a variety of grape types, including the torrontes, unique to this area. On our way from Salta, we catch a glimpse of the dramatic gorge of Quebrada de las Conchas, a series of intensly coloured rock forma...

Omar drives me to the bus terminal and I get a typical big Chilean goodbye hug. Another emotional goodbye as I have truly enjoyed my stay in Hostal KaWeskar. Zsuzsa is on the bus already as well. After the W-trek we realized we are good hiking partners (both being slow but tough haha) so we decide to continue travelling together for now and go for some more hikes in El Calafate and El Chaltén. The bus drive takes a bit longer than expected and we arrive in El ...

Today I take a day of rest as I have to repack everthing I left behind in one of Omar's lockers while going on the trek; quite a messy locker it is. I manage to get everything in my backpack - after having decided to post some things home again - and arrange a bus to El Calafate for the next morning. The rest of the day I spend chatting to the people in the hostel - who are waiting to board the Navimag ferry- and in the evening - yet again - we meet up with some...

We wake up at 6h00 and by 6h50 we are leaving for our climb up to the Torres where we will hopefully be lucky and have a bit of a nice sunrise. The trek is not an easy one, even more because it is still dark outside. A clear sky and lots of stars give us hope though and we continue our road up. We arrive around 7h50 and are the first ones to see the ultimate goal of our 5-day trek from close by. The torres are surrounded by a layer of mist but are visible at leas...