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Hi everyone!! We are right at the bottom of the world!!! We are in a little town called Puerto Williams on the island of Isla Navarino in the south of Patagonia, Chile. The next island below here is Cape Horn and we are going to round it by boat tomorrow and pass through Cordillera de Darwin to visit the glaciers.
We've just finished a 4 day and 3 night trek through the Dientes de Navarino mountains. We've walked between 6 to 10 hours each day enjoying fabulous views of lakes, water falls, ice and snow, and of course the beautiful Dientes mountains. On our second day we reached the summit of the Dientes and had an impressive view all the way to Cape Horn (the very end of the world!), it was incredible! The camping was cold overnight but we made a fire and cooked hot soup and sausages to keep us warm. Great experience!!
We'll update with photos as soon as we get back to civilisation, in Ushuaia. Our next plan is to get to Puerto Natales and see if we can hike Torres del Paine. We hope you are all good and enjoying 2012!!
EN CATALA: Hola txatus! Aqui la versio en catala!! Estem ben be al cul del mon!! Estem en una petita ciutat que es diu Puerto Williams, de la Isla de Navarino, al sud de Patagonia, a Xile. La illa mes al sud de nosaltres ja es el Cabo de Hornos! Dema ens en anem amb un vaixell fins al Cabo de Hornos, visitarem la Cordillera de Darwin i els seus glaciars, fins arribar a Punta Arenas, passant per la visita dels pinguins. Ens l'esperem amb candaletes!
Acabem de fer un trekking espectacular de 4 dies i 3 nits pels Dientes de Navarino. Hem caminat de 6 a 10 hores diaries i hem disfrutat de vistes espectaculars de llacs, cascades, gel i neu i obviament dels fantastics Dientes. El segon dia de caminata vam poder veure el Cabo de Hornos (que aixo si que es l'ultim tros de terra!!) a ull nu, va ser brutal!! Durant el campament va fotre bastanta fred, pero amb la fogata que feiem i la sopeta de sobre que ens preniem cada nit, ens deixava contents. Una experiencia inolvidable!
Posarem fotos quan retornem a la civilitzacio, a Ushuaia. El proxim plan es arribar a Puerto Natales i continuar cap a munt i fer el trekking de Torres del Paine (ara que el foc esta apagat). Esperem que estigueu be i que ja estigueu disfrutant del 2012!!
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