Whoo okay so I got up early just to get a spot on the hostel computer so I can leave you guys an update of what has been going on!
Colin and I have just returned from Parque Nacional Torres del Paine where we hiked and camped out for the last 5 days. And man, it was INTENSE! So much hiking and moving around it wasn´t even funny. BUT, we ended up completing the W trek, a very popular trek that takes you through some of the most beautiful parts of the park in 4-5 days. You can see a map of the full circuit and the W here: http://www.i-needtoknow.com/paine/maps/index.html. Anyways, it was an absolutely spectacular and challenging experience for me and I´m so glad I did it. Honestly, the first two days were so rough for me with my body getting used to the weight of my pack and walking all the time that I almost gave up. But I didnt and we made it!! Such a big accomplishment for me. And man, was it GORGEOUS. Such a unique and beautiful landscape. The lakes are all a beautiful crystal blue with super green valleys and huge snow capped glaciers. I cant wait to show you guys pictures!
Other than that, Colin and I spent our first few days in Santiago just sort of touring around. I took him to see a few things that I had already done like Cerro Santa Lucia and a few museums. I also took him to the two hippest neighborhoods and we spent some time walking around them. Other than that we just took it easy and found things as we went. Colin stumbled upon a cool little museum while we were walking near the Plaza de Armas so we went in there and looked around. We also visited Pablo Nerudas house in Bellavista: La Chascona. So now I can officially say that I have seen all of his houses in Chile.
Then we flew down south to Punta Arenas where we hung out for a day and a half mostly just to rest and ready ourselves for the park. We did some walking around and found an awesome little restaurant downtown that served amazing seafood. I´m not usually a seafood lover but I was converted here! And, we also went on a day tour to Las Pinguineras, a nearby farm that is situated near the coast where you can go and see Magellanic Pinguins. They were so cute!! But there weren´t that many and overall I thought the tour was too overpriced. But, whatever.
We just got in to Punta Arenas once again last night and we will be leaving this afternoon to go back to Santiago. We still need to go to the grocery store and do our laundry before we head off so I´m going to get going now. Next up: Easter Island. This should be interesting . . . can´t wait to tell yall about it!
Love you guys!! Be well. Have a very Merry Christmas!!!
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