Day 11: Rapa Nui
Now that we are further north on the globe, the sun rises at around 7:30AM, which means we are greeted by the Easter Island dawn as we woke for the day. Thanks sunshine! At breakfast, we were expecting… Read More
Category: Chile
Day 10: Santiago/Rapa Nui
Our alarms woke us up at 5:30AM today, giving us time to get ready, eat breakfast, and walk across the street to the airport terminal in the ballpark of LATAM’s aggressive “arrive 3-hours ahead of your flight” suggestion…. Read More
Day 9: Santiago
With no set plan for the day, we slept in and convinced ourselves to get up primarily in order to make it to the breakfast buffet before it closed. Turns out Holiday Inn has a pretty good breakfast,… Read More
Day 8: Torres del Paine/Santiago
Since we were the only guests leaving the hotel today, we were able to push our departure time back one hour to 9AM. Yay for more sleep! Plus, it doesn’t hurt to be sharp at breakfast when in… Read More
Day 7: Torres del Paine
Our last full day in Patagonia was pretty great. We completed our usual morning routine of eating breakfast, strapping on our our hiking gear, and meeting in the lobby for the mission briefing. Roberto was our guide again,… Read More
Day 6: Torres del Paine
This morning we started with our (now) usual scrambled eggs and bacon breakfast and gathered in the lobby at 8:45AM to start another adventure. Our guide for the day’s first activity was Mercedes and we were joined by… Read More
Day 5: Torres del Paine
Today’s adventure started with a short walk to the hotel dock and a 30-minute voyage aboard a catamaran to the north shore of Lake Pehoé “€ a welcome change from the slightly carsick-inducing roads. We were joined once… Read More
Day 4: Torres del Paine
Dear millions of loyal blog readers, it appears our comment section is currently broken, and it is not something we can easily fix on the road (thanks, old WordPress theme). But we do like comments and if you… Read More
Day 3: Torres del Paine
It feels strange to sleep until 8AM and wake up with the sky still completely dark. Having said that, it does allow us to enjoy the sunrise after breakfast. We layered up for our morning horseback ride, met… Read More
Day 2: P. Arenas/Torres del Paine
After a much needed night of extended sleep, we enjoyed breakfast at the Rey Don Felipe Hotel and were ready for our pick up by Explora. The van arrived right on time and we drove back to the airport… Read More