Juntos en América del Sur

Next up further south in Patagonia. We had a pick up at 9 am so still a sleep in. But a long day to go. First the flight to Punta Arenas, claimed to be the southern most city in the world. Although a few other cities also uses this slogan. When we landed we noticed the harsh flat environment. Luggage pick up went smooth so we had some time to kill before our bus to Puerto Natales would arrive. We had lunch in the only available restaurant at the airport outside the gates (despite a cafe that was closed). Ordered a hamburger with avocado and cheese, once again someone drowned the meal in cheese. Airport food... After this less pleasant experience we waited for the bus that was supposed to leave 14:38. A little bus with the name Fernandes as our company passed through a few minutes before. J was sure we just missed it since we didn't wave. Although a couple in front of us waved, and had booked with the same company. I on the other hand was still relaxed since the bus was so s...

So last day in this part of Patagonia. We searched the evening before after a tour to Chiloé but they all seemed to take place in the weekends. How unfortunate, not that we could have gone anyways with J being ill and the bad weather for half of the day. Our hotel staff was amazing, had been before and now again they helped us with another alternative, rent a car. So when the car company opened at 9 we rented our car and made our way to the grand island of Chiloé. Supposed to be a very beautiful island that many talk about. Our main goal was to see the penguins living there, Magellan and Humboldt. Only place in the world where they live together. We could use maps for GPS but the road to Chiloé was easy to follow. A highway most part of the way with clear signs. It took it's time though, we also had to take a ferry to get to the island - with the car. This was no problem, people giving clear signs on where and when to enter the boat. And they went quite frequently, we wa...