Ferdinand Magellan proved the existence of an ocean beyond the Americas. Terra del Fuego is where the oceans meet and is the furthest point south of any of the continents other than Antarctica itself. We flew from Santiago to Puente Arenas on Sky Airlines for the incredible round trip price of 110 bucks. Considering that the distance between Santiago and Puente Arenas is equal that of Denver to California, the bargain was impossible to pass up.
So here we are at the bottom of the world and winter is fast approaching. We got lucky though, weather forecasts look promising for the next couple of days. We unfortunately only have four days down here, which is two days too few according to our research post purchase. We'll make the best of it on our own with a rental car so we can avoid waiting for endless buses and transfers between locations.
Our first stop will be two and a half hours north in Puerto Natales which is the gateway to the infamous Torres del Paine National Park. We bought sweaters, hats, socks and gloves made of alpaca while leaving Peru and we hope that will help us survive a little bit longer in the nearly arctic conditions.
(Pictures to follow) it appears that the network down here was set up by a flock of penguins
