We get up this morning and look for a bus out of Puerto Natales to Ushuaia. We don't have any luck, so we book for tomorrow and use today as a catch up day. Plus I wanted to try this Afrogonia restaurant that I read about. We ask Paulette if we can stay another night, she says no, even though we told her yesterday that we might need to stay another night and she nodded her head. She spoke decent English so I figured she understood. No worries though because our o...

Day 1: We wake up early to catch our 7:30 am bus to Torres del Paine in Patagonia, Chile. This trek is also known as the W-trek due to it's unique W trail through 3 popular valleys. This area can also be hiked on a circuit trail which has a recommended 10 day hike. We opted for a 4 or 5 day hike due to a recent fire that burned down part of the trail within the last month. We heard a tourist started the fire because he wanted to burn his waste, and due to gustin...

The next few days we spent traveling to Puerto Natales. We flew out of Puerto Montt with a bit of difficulty since we had problems buying flights online. We stayed in the airport for most of the day waiting for a flight to Punta Arenas. Darren met 2 Aussies on the flight; and where I sat (further back), I met nobody. I was pretty tired by the time we arrived in Punta Arenas, but we still had to find a hostel. This proved to be challenging since we ended up gettin...

Day 1 We wake up early to catch a 8, 8:15, 8:30 (depending on who you talk to) bus to Cochamo. Cochamo is a small town located along a fjord; it is approximately 2 hours away from Puerto Varas. Our bus arrives close to 8:30 and it is full. We stand for a short period of time with a young, man from Texas who is working at an adventure ranch in Cochamo Valley. He gives us pointers and helps us find our destination stop, which is before a small bridge with a grav...

Today is pretty uneventful. We first search for a sleeping pad and compression sacks. We go to an outfitter close to the hostel and ask about hiking maps in the national parks. He says there isn't much, but he recommended that we do Cochamo Valley. He showed us the map and it sounds wonderful - it is described as the Chilean Yosemite, small farms sell fresh bread, the lakes are full of fish and you walk along the valley listening to the river that roars 500 metre...