Day 10: Santiago to Chicago
Today is the day for all you loyal blog readers who have ever asked us if we would like to take a “normal” vacation! You know, like “hang out at the pool” or “go to a sky deck… Read More
Category: Chile
Day 9: Santiago
With a late night yesterday, we slept in today — but still managed to catch the end of the hotel breakfast buffet from about 10-10:30am. Plenty of (delicious) yogurt, granola, and pastries, but, alas, scrambled eggs were only… Read More
Day 8: Tierra del Fuego to Santiago
We woke up this morning nice and toasty because Matt and Matias (but mostly Matias after 2:30am) kept the stove burning throughout the night. Having packed our bags yesterday, we enjoyed a relaxing morning with coffee and were… Read More
Day 7: Yendegaia
For our last full day of the Expedition, we enjoyed another late start. With the same schedule as yesterday (breakfast at 9am, departure at 10am), we had time to relax and have coffee in the morning before heading… Read More
Day 6: Guanaco Pass
The sun was fully up before we were this morning. With a late departure of 10:00 am, we got to sleep in and leisurely enjoy some coffee before breakfast. The hike for today is to Guanaco Pass. To… Read More
Day 5: Fiordo Parry
Today we take to the fjords! The journey starts with a 6:30 am wake-up call and grabbing a quick breakfast snack before leaving at 7:00 am. The van ride took about 30 minutes driving west from Lake Fagnano,… Read More
Day 4: Pietro Grande
Waking up after our one-night stay at Hosteria Lengas, we packed our bags, enjoyed a scrambled egg breakfast, and headed out at 9:30 am. We drove back out via the very long ‘driveway’ carved into the hillside amongst… Read More
Day 3: Punta Areas to Las Lengas
The alarms went off at 6:00 am this morning – for breakfast at 7:00 am and boarding our ferry to Tierra del Fuego at 8:30 am. We were waking/packing up when Matias informed us the ferry was delayed… Read More
Day 2: Santiago to Punta Arenas
First order of the day — early wake up and walk across the street back to SCL. We arrived by 6:30 am and checked our bags. The airport is currently undergoing construction to improve the domestic terminal (much… Read More
Day 1: Chicago to Santiago
We’re off again on another spring break adventure. This time, we are embarking on Explora’s ‘Expedition’ to Tierra del Fuego — which will involve traveling between remote areas with rural accommodations. First step… getting there! During the planning… Read More