Lizzie's Travels

From Ushuaia we crossed too Puert Natales, Chile.  Here we stocked up on our walking supplies and headed off for 6 days walking in Parque Nacional Torres Del Paine which was absolutely awesome.  We started our walk in wind that blew you over sideways making carring packs quite difficult.  On the first night we considered eating all of the food we had brought to make our packs lighter and easier to carry, but after eating our first squashed Chillian packet pasta, we were turned off eating all together!!  Luckly the second day brought with it some blue sky and spectacular views of Gray glacier. The park is the most visited national park in South America and has a reputation for being very crowded in high season. We were lucky that the official 'walking season' was not open so in the first 5 days of walking we only saw about 4 other people. The views throughout the park were stunning as were the massive condors which circled around the torres.  After six days of walking, and camping we headed back to Puerto Natales for much needed showers, clean clothes and a seafood feast.  Needless to say we slept like babies that night and well into the next day, which was fitting as despite a day walk up a hill overlooking the town, Puerto Natales was a sleepy little town with not much to offer.