Patagonia, Chile (Torres del Paine National Park)

Hi Everyone!!

We´re in Patagonia, Chile now!
We´ve just returned from 3 days on the Pacific ocean traveling southward along the fjords, while mini-iceberg and 5km wide glacier spotting. Some in our group were sea-queasy and nappy, myself included. The 3 lazy days were followed by a strict exercise diet (4 days of hiking) through the Patagonian wonderlands (Torres del PAIN), viewing gorgeous mountains, landscapes, lakes, wildlife, trees, shrubs, skys, clouds, glaciers etc. My total mileage was 43kms. Evgueni did about 20 or so more. Cause: my boots were too tight and screwed up my ankle a bit - I lost a day. I expect to be back to normal soon! I actually scheduled it.... :P

Today it´s been sunny, warm with a warm breeze and now it´s getting cool. We experienced an assortment of amazing weather every day. I thought there were only 4 seasons, but apparently, there are more! Sunny one minute, rain, hail and powerful cold wind the next. The wind started at 90km per hour one day then mostly died the next in time to whack us with much stronger than 90kmph on another day. We saw snow which turned to ice or water. We got wet. But don´t worry about it since we were soon dried by the lovely sun, then got wet again by our sweat. Suffice to say, we were weathered and stinky. It was wonderful!
I´m now my normal clean self again though as I write this (not a scratch and sniff email).

Next we´re off to see Calafate, and Perito Moreno (huge glacier) then Buenos Aires again. I will write more soon. On the 16th I head to Sao Paulo and on the 18th Evgueni is planning to head to Montreal.

Ciao chicos,
Cybèle xoxoxoxoxoxoxo