Las Torres Chile, Day Seven:

We spent the whole day exploring the whole Torres Paine National Park. We saw some incredible wildlife including this fox. Unfortunately, some other visitors to the park decided to feed the animals which is obviously a bad idea for multiple reasons.

Las Torres Chile, Day Eight:

This day, we went on a five mile walk and saw several guanacos, including these babies feeding.

Puerto Natales, Day Nine:

We took a six hour drive to the nearest airport in Punto Arenas.  We stopped in Puerto Natales where the Straights of Magellan are.  While I was in Patagonia, I read Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe which was the perfect book to read while driving around the “end of the world.”  Several of the towns in Southern Patagonia touted themselves as the last stop before “the end” aka Antarctica.

Chile back to Argentina, Day Ten: 

Day Ten involved recrossing the Chilean Argentinian border. This compromised of fives buses and three boats.  We crossed several lakes and the Andes mountains. After twelve hours of travel we finally arrived in Bariloche.

Barliloche/ Llao Llao, Day Eleven:

Exhausted by my long day of travel, I spent the next day lounging by the fabulous pool at the hotel.

The day consisted of doing just that.

Bariloche/Llao Llao, Day Twelve: 

I wondered around the touristy village of Bariloche which reminded me of Mackinac Island  due to its onslaught of chocolate in every store and a variety of shops geared toward overpriced knick knacks. I finished of the day by having this very fancy beer at the hotel. I never had a beer served in something that is meant for champagne. Fancy!

More to come in part three!