Then we had to say goodbye...Linda stayed for another few days and I left to Santiago.
Linda, mi chicaaaa...kurz und knapp: Es war einfach geil. Und keine Frage, wir sehen uns wieder!
Beso grandisimo
Normally Linda is a very nice person...here she just freaks out because her new tent already broke down. But luckily we fixed it before the heavy rain started!
This is in El Chalten on the horseback trip with the big mountain "Fitz Roy" in the backgrounds. People wait for days to have a great view...well, we had the BEST view on our first day!!!
This was at the beach cloe to the Estancia (Farm house) where we stayed a night...what a playground for great pictures;-)
What a place to put your feet up and just relax and enjoy the tranquility
Pinguins and see lions are so cute... but they stink like hell!!!
Thats a map of "Tirra del Fuego" ... and somewhere inbetween thats me!
Hey everyone,
I think its time again to let you know where I was the past few weeks.
The last two weeks I spent in Patagonia with Linda (a friend who I met during my Spanish course in Cordoba).
We left together to Ushuaia, the most Southern city of the world. There we did a day trip on a boat, saw some see lions and pinguins and had a walk on the small but very interesting islands. In Ushuaia we didnt do much more other than preparing ourself for a few days in the National Park "Tierra del Fuego".
There we spent four days. The first day we did a great but relatively hard trip up the Guernaco(?). On the way up I sometimes just felt like turning around again, but once I was up there...it was already worth the view. Around you blue- turquoise lakes, mountain tops covered with snow...WOW!!!
Up there, Linda and I enjoyed our hot soup and then trotted back to the camp ground.
The next day wasnt as successful...we wanted to do a rather short tour, 3hours there and back, walk to the chilenian border and back...but when we woke up it was already raining...But we thought it cant rain all the time and as long we are walking in the forest we should stay dry...well, I DONT think so;-)
First of all,. the border wasnt marked, so we still dont know if we past it or not, the forest DIDNT keep up dry and after 2 hours I didnt have a dry spot from my cloths!!!
When we got back to the camp ground it didnt look as if it would clear up very soon, so we decided to take down our tent and get the bus back to town 1.5hours later. After being completely soked (not only us but also our tent, sleeping bag and iso matress), we were ready to go, and what happened...the sun came out and hardly a cloud in the sky...
What a day...but, as man kind often says... SHIT HAPPENS!!!
After the National Park, we took a bus to Rio Grande. From there it is easier to get connection to EL Chaltèn. Well, we tought so, but it wasnt as easy as we thought. After a little organisation, we decided to stay at an estancia for a night and then travel on. Great idea...we arrived at the estancia and we basically expected a small, very simple bedroom. Well, as soon as we arrived we were introduced to our little farm cottage; with living room, diner table, huge bedroom and a great view onto the ocean. Unfortunately there wasnt too much to do due to the rainy weather. But Linda and I wandered around the windy beach and enjoyed the tranquility!
I think its time again to let you know where I was the past few weeks.
The last two weeks I spent in Patagonia with Linda (a friend who I met during my Spanish course in Cordoba).
We left together to Ushuaia, the most Southern city of the world. There we did a day trip on a boat, saw some see lions and pinguins and had a walk on the small but very interesting islands. In Ushuaia we didnt do much more other than preparing ourself for a few days in the National Park "Tierra del Fuego".
There we spent four days. The first day we did a great but relatively hard trip up the Guernaco(?). On the way up I sometimes just felt like turning around again, but once I was up there...it was already worth the view. Around you blue- turquoise lakes, mountain tops covered with snow...WOW!!!
Up there, Linda and I enjoyed our hot soup and then trotted back to the camp ground.
The next day wasnt as successful...we wanted to do a rather short tour, 3hours there and back, walk to the chilenian border and back...but when we woke up it was already raining...But we thought it cant rain all the time and as long we are walking in the forest we should stay dry...well, I DONT think so;-)
First of all,. the border wasnt marked, so we still dont know if we past it or not, the forest DIDNT keep up dry and after 2 hours I didnt have a dry spot from my cloths!!!
When we got back to the camp ground it didnt look as if it would clear up very soon, so we decided to take down our tent and get the bus back to town 1.5hours later. After being completely soked (not only us but also our tent, sleeping bag and iso matress), we were ready to go, and what happened...the sun came out and hardly a cloud in the sky...
What a day...but, as man kind often says... SHIT HAPPENS!!!
After the National Park, we took a bus to Rio Grande. From there it is easier to get connection to EL Chaltèn. Well, we tought so, but it wasnt as easy as we thought. After a little organisation, we decided to stay at an estancia for a night and then travel on. Great idea...we arrived at the estancia and we basically expected a small, very simple bedroom. Well, as soon as we arrived we were introduced to our little farm cottage; with living room, diner table, huge bedroom and a great view onto the ocean. Unfortunately there wasnt too much to do due to the rainy weather. But Linda and I wandered around the windy beach and enjoyed the tranquility!
The next morning we got up early to get to El Chalten early enough. And so we did, after a day of traveling we pitched our tent midnight, quickly organised a horseback trip for the next morning and just fell into bed.
Next morning we got up and went on a 6hours horse ride...WOW, what a landscape and what a ride. At first the horses were a little sleepy but then we got them to run;-) And whjat a lot of people may be jealous about...we had a perfekt view on the Fitz Roy and the Torres...some wait days to see them and we were lucky the first day.
Unfortunately I only had 1.5days to spend there. So, for the last morning we wanted to go on a boat tour to see a glacier...but, as the weather changes within minutes...it was cloudy, rainy ...and so we didnt go...not another trip in the rain!! So, we just spend some hours in the internet, in the
Cafe Chocolateria and then I already had to leave again. I had a 30hours trip infront of me to get back to Santiago in time to pick up my Dad from the airport.
Waiting at the bus terminals I got to know some Columbian guys, travelling around selling their hand crafts...so that let time pass a little faster.
On thing is clear...I am soo damn glad to have done this trip with Linda. We had an unforgettable trip in Patagonia! I am very sure I will look back to time with a big smile on my face ;-)
Now its time to pick up my Dad;-)
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