Puerto Natales, Chile, South America I had a pretty quiet day in Puerto Natales today, which was fine considering how bad the weather was. I spent a few hours walking around the town to check out the port and whatever scenery there was. It was a lot colder than yesterday, probably around 5*C (40*F), and it was raining, and the wind was blowing. Not exactly a nice day to be outside sightseeing, but fortunately for me, there isn’t a lot…
Puerto Natales, Chile, South America I got up this morning, had another nice breakfast at Hostal La Estancia and then checked out to get my bus. Luckily the Magallanes Bus terminal is only a five minute walk from the hostel, so it was easy enough to get to. It was a really nice, new bus, and the emptiest bus I’ve been on in South America. It was really bizarre. There were only six of us on the huge coach bus,…
Punta Arenas, Chile, South America I got up and had a nice cooked breakfast at my hostel this morning. The people working here are really friendly, and it turns out the manager who let me in last night speaks perfect english. I wish I had known that last night when I was trying to ask him questions, but I got by alright. I read that this is the place to do some shopping for any trips south because there are…
Punta Arenas, Chile, South America I had a decent sleep at the hostel last night. The only thing that disrupted me was the howling wind coming off the water outside my window. I had a nice breakfast up in the dining room, which confirmed my thought that I was the only one in the hotel. My table was all set for me, and it was the only one in the whole restaurant that had been set up. Yikes. I checked…
Ancud, Chile, South America I woke up today to the sound of pouring rain outside, so I was really in no hurry to get moving. I had breakfast downstairs at the hostel and then got packed up and left by noon. I walked down to the bus terminal and got my ticket for the next bus to Ancud, which was in two minutes. I love it when that happens! It was just an hour and a half to get to…
Castro, Chile, South America I had a quiet day in Castro today, which was perfect considering it was NFL Sunday. I had a walk around town, just to see if I had missed anything yesterday, which I hadn’t. I got a massive burger for lunch, and then came back to the hostel to watch football. I’ve decided to stay here again tonight because the internet is just so good and I really want to watch the Patriots vs. Colts game…
Castro, Chile, South America I arrived in Puerto Montt after a nice twelve hour bus ride. I think I got 3-4 hours of sleep, so I’m pretty happy with that. I got into the main bus terminal at 9:30am and found the next bus heading to Castro on Chiloe at 10:45am. There’s not much gong on in the bus terminal, so I just sat around and waited there. The next four hour bus ride proved to be so much worse…
Santiago, Chile, South America I had a good last day in Santiago today. It started with a pretty quiet morning at the hostel. They actually brought me breakfast in my room, which I have never had before. It wasn’t much. Just a ham and cheese sandwich on typical Chilean bread, with juice, a banana, and a breakfast bar. I’m very impressed with this hostel though. It’s been really nice, and the owner Mario has been awesome. I checked out around…
Santiago, Chile, South America Today was a very quiet day, getting used to being on my own again. I woke up at the Ibis and went down to have breakfast. I’ve been traveling alone for almost eight months now, so you’d think I’d be used to having breakfast by myself, but it seemed really strange. In just a few days I got really used to sharing breakfast with Melissa, so now I have to get used to having it on…
Santiago, Chile, South America Today was Melissa’s last day here in Chile, so we made sure to really enjoy ourselves. We had a nice relaxed morning at the hotel. We had an amazing breakfast that included eggs and ham, a few fresh fruit juices, freshly cut fruits, all kinds of breads, and even some different pies! What a great way to start the day! We checked out of the hotel around 9:30am and headed down the mountain to meet for…