on Friday 18. November we startet our amazing trip to Patagonia (South America).
I got the day off and prepared everything in my apartment to be gone for 6 weeks.
backpack and everything I had packed already the day before. at around 4pm Julian from work came by and took me to the Airport. Janina arrived a few minutes later. we walked to the checkin and queued for the baggage drop. unfortunately we had a problem with the checkin so we needed to go to a other counter to get our right boarding passes.
after the security check we walked to our gate B45 where our LATAM Boeing 777 was already waiting for us. due to our long checkin we didn't need to wait long until boarding begun. with roughly 45 minutes delay we took off at 20:45pm in the cold Frankfurt night sky out of Runway 18 heading south.
11 / 7 °C
Sprinkles. Scattered clouds.
18.11.2022
after a circa 10 hours night flight above the south Atlantic and Brazil we arrived at 0500 am on time in São Paulo. 3 hours time to change the plane was plenty enough and at 0700 am we took off for our second flight to Santiago de Chile. we had a smooth flight above the Andes Mountains and arrived at 1100 am in Sunny and hot (35C) Santiago.
after a very long queue for the immigration we got our backpacks and took some clothes off due to the head. we found a nice and friendly chilean cabdriver who brought us to our hostel in the City. thankfully our room was already ready when we arrived.
after relaxing for a bit we went to a big shopping mal close the the hostel to find some food and a SIM card for your phones. it was massive shopping Mal and super busy due to Saturday afternoon.
we had some simple fast-food (wraps and a burger).
at 1900pm lokal time we took a shower and had early bad time after two long flights and a very long day.
36 / 14 °C
Sunny.
19.11.2022
after a long (12 hours sleep) warm night we had a basic breakfast and walked to the shopping Mal we bought some SIM cards for the phones (50gb data for 8€) and withdraw some money from the ATM. there after we took the Subway into the city Center. where we did a free walking tour trough the center of Santiago with lots of information about the History and all the important places. due to the head we went afterwards to the hostel to have a bit of rest. in the evening we walked to the shopping Mal again to have dinner. we didn't went back into town because they sad Santiago is not too save at night but the area where we stayed was save.
34 / 24 °C
Sunny
20.11.2022
the next morning Janina and I took the Subway again into the city to go on a small mountain. we had to take a bus to get to the top. from there we had a stunning few over Santiago and the Andes next to us. again blue sky and 35C. we tried some local Food/drink what was pretty good. we walked trough the Bella vista neighborhood with lots of restaurants, shops and bars. we returned early to the Hostel to shower and pack our backpacks. we look in some guidebooks from Chile and Argentina to plant our next weeks. again early bed time. our taxi will pick us up at 3am to the Airport.
31 / 24 °C
Passing clouds.
21.11.2023
our day started again super early at 2:30 am in the morning. we took a Taxi to the Airport and flew 4 hours to Punta Arenas down south in Chile. we flew with Skyairline (low-cost) what was a bit challenging because everything was only in Spanish. but what should I say we made it to Punta Arenas and had a beautiful flight above the Andes into the Sunrise. after the arrival the lovely woman from the Condor camper company picked us up with the van and drove us to a grocery store. here we got a proper introduction into the van before she left and we went to our first big food store. we walked around the store for at least one hour to find everything we needed and what we thought might be helpful on the trip.
there after we drove our first few km. we stopped for some flamingos on the way to the shoreline where we had Breakfast/Lunch. it was quite windy in Punta Arenas but the woman from Condor Campers told us its all year around like this and its gets even more windy...
than our road trip started! we started to drive towards Ushuaia. we crossed a beautiful empty scenery. after our first couple of kilometers we arrived at the Strait of Magellan ferry. it was so windy that the ferry drove sideways to the other side. 30 minutes later we continued driving to a penguin station what was unfortunately closed. shortly after the ferry we had our first refueling stop. in Chile you just stop at the gas station and some will fill up your car. what is pretty nice. the last 15km were on gravel road so badly we had to drive maximum of 40km/h. we decided to stay the night there because our day was so long that we where tired. after dinner we went into bed. we been so far down south its stays bright quite a long time after sunset and before sunrise even if the sunset is at around 2130 pm and sunrise at 0500 am.
17 / 7 °C
Sprinkles. Passing clouds.
Wind: 43km/h
22.11.2023
after a long but more sleepless night we woke up and made us breakfast. the first night in the van was pretty cold and extreme windy. I am sure we had more than 100km/h wind during the night and we had no protection of the wind. the van waggled the whole night. but at least in the morning the wind sedated a bit and the sun was out.
we enjoyed our breakfast in the cold van with view to the ocean.
first time for us to cross the border to Argentina with the van. no could speak English but with a bit of help from a translator app the friendly police officer let us pass.
against all information we crossed the border quick and without any problems.
we drove the day further south with a couple of stops for the stunning scenery and refueling. at a small lake we stopped for a short midday nap. I was so tired due to jet lag and our short night that we had to stop. after 1 hour we continued our drive trough Tierra del Fuego (Ireland). in the mountain range close to Ushuaia we found a quiet spot for our second night. right before we went to bed it started snowing and we where a bit scared that we would not be able to drive out in the morning but we took the risk. in was pretty cold already in the evening.
11 / 6 °C
Partly sunny.
Wind: 40km/h
23.11.2023
After a very cold night with approximately minus 2-3C we woke up with a stunning few into the mountains. we had a bit snow and ice on the car and on the ground but we made it out of our spot. we arrived early in Ushuaia. unfortunately a AIDA ship just came into the harbor and the city was super busy. we fund a parking spot and walked around the "city center" made some grocery and withdraw some Argentine peso from a special online bank. because of the extreme inflation of the money in Argentina its loosing worth daily. but with this bank we got much more money out. still not sure how that worked...after that we enjoyed a bit the sun and cold temperature at the sea. later at early afternoon we had lunch at a small cafe and watch one of the football World Cup matches. in the afternoon we drove uphill to have our first walk(2 hours). we had a nice few over Ushuaia and the bay short before sunset. we slept in the parking lot of a small cafe on this mountain.
15 / -1 °C
Scattered showers. Partly sunny.
Wind: 34km/h
24.11.2023
after this night we realized that the next nights are getting cold too. because we are so far south that the average temperature in Summer in Ushuaia is 12C. we went into a small souvenir shop and bought a fridge magnet. there after we we drove in the National Park Tierra del Fuego. we parked on a official campground and did our first big hike (10km) our destination was the most southerly Post-office in the World. we had a short break and wrote some postcards in the small but very hot cabin (Post-office) before we returned the same way back to the van. this time we saw one of the Trains that runs in the national park mostly for tourists. after dinner we had another short walk to a small waterfall where we saw wild horses. its just so beautiful and peaceful in the area.
12 / 6 °C
Scattered clouds.
Wind: 33km/h
25.11.2023
after breakfast what mostly is bread rolls and Nutella we headed off to the welcome center of this national park. we parked our van and walked 17km again to the Post-office but this time along the ocean. it was a long and hard walk. we had planned to walk again the same way back but we where to exhausted. so we walk up to the street and hitch-hiked back to the welcome center. the center was about to close but we got in at one of the last ones and got a hot tee and coffee. due to a Argentina football match what had just started nobody kick us out until the end of the game. we drove a short distance to a new campground next to a rive. along with just one other camper we are alone. its quit and just beautiful. today we saw some eagle, sea lion, woodpecker and lots more of the Argentinian wildlife.
11 / 10 °C
Broken clouds.
Wind: 39km/h
26.11.2023
during the night some wild horses walked around the van. it was again a sunny day and thankfully our first "warm" day. we had breakfast for the first time outside at the river. we watched some birds and enjoyed the silence. a fox stopped by but left quickly when we moved.
Here at one of the most southern Points of the World i asked Janina to Marry me!
she didn't really believed it but she said yes. :)
from here it was a short walk to one of the most southern point of the world where you can go by car and on a "easy way". if you wanna go further south you have to cross the beagle channel.
at around midday we headed back to Ushuaia where we took our first shower after 3 days at a gas station. from there we only drove a short ways to a rive with a big official camping area. we enjoyed the sun and relaxed a bit.
14 / 10 °C
Passing clouds.
Wind: 8km/h
27.11.2022
this day was a driving only day... we started early in the morning forwards the straight of Magellan ferry. had our first refueling in Rio Grande and the second at the border to Chile.
again a simple and easy crossing back into Chile even the Chilean police had a short look into the van for forbidden food, drugs etc. after another windy crossing on the Magellan street we drove until half way to Puerto Natales. we found a parking spot next to the road where we stayed the night after more than 600km.
15 / 7 °C
Broken clouds.
Wind: 17km/h
28.11.2022
last 150km to puerto Natales in the morning. again its super windy. on the way we booked a private dorm for two nights. we arrived early so that we went in to town and had a second nice breakfast in a small restaurant at the ocean. later we did some grocery and drove to our dorm. we unpacked everything and washed our cloths. enjoyed a clean and hot shower and relaxed in the warm room. with view into the mountains.
10 / 9 °C
Sprinkles. Overcast.
Wind: 42km/h
29.11.2022
we had a nice and good breakfast. there after we drove into town to buy some gas for the stove, made some grocery and refueled the car again. we chilled the day in our room and had pizza for dinner. we packed our backpacks with all the necessary stuff for our big hike at Torre del pine and went to bed.
12 / 10 °C
Partly sunny.
Wind: 41 km/h
30.11.2022
we enjoyed a long breakfast before we got everything back in the van and drove to the National Park Torre del Paine. it was a 120km drive with big distance on a gravel road what took us quit a long time. along the road a lot of wildlife. we arrived at the welcome center of the Park. we thought to stay the night in the van at the car-park but unfortunately it was not allowed so we booked us a camping spot. we set up our tent for the first time and had a last "proper dinner" before we went to bed.
15 / 12 °C
Partly sunny.
Wind 43km/h
01.12.2022
First day of the O Track hike at Torre del Paine.
Las Torres Camping to Seron Camping.
the second of December we started our stunning hike at Torre del Paine O track.
it was a cloudy day with light drizzle. after we packed our tent and had breakfast we started the hike. unfortunately it started to rain and we hiked our first 13km in poor condition. the first day was easy pretty flat trough the forest. we only had to cross a small river without a bridge where we had to jump but just made it. at least when we arrived at our first camp it stopped rain and got bit windy. 3 and a half hours for the first day. we met a American guy and talk quit some bit with him before we went in the tent to sleep.
Day: 13 km in 3 and a half hours
Total: 13 km
16 / 11 °C
Scattered clouds.
Wind: 53km/h
02.12.2022
Second day of the O Track at Torre del Paine.
Seron Camping to Dickson Camping.
we woke up early and realized that it had snowed just 200m above our level. the maintains looks beautiful this morning. the sun was out. we started at 09:00 am with small hills up and down along a river. at one small mountain range we experienced some very strong wind. we had to hold on to each other to move further forwards.
we reached our second camp at 14:00 pm we took a short cold shower and enjoyed the evening with other hiker. when we went to bed it started raining again.
Day: 19 km in 5 and a half hours
Total: 32km in 9 hours
10 / 10 °C
Scattered clouds.
Wind: 47km/h
03.12.2022
Third day of the O Track at Torre Del Paine.
Dickson Camping to Los Perros Camping.
in the morning it was still raining... we had breakfast in the shelter and packed our tent wet in our backpack... we started at 08:30 am slowly climbing in to the mountain. we walk was muddy and wet. big puddles to cross and poor visibility. shortly before we arrived at our next camp we saw our first glacier. the camp is on around 1200m above sea level. with the rain its freezing cold. we accomplished the day at 13:00 pm and set our still wet tent in the muddy ground from this camp. we expected very cold temperatures at night that so that we borrowed a sleeping bag from the camp office for the night. the rest of the day we played games and talked with other people.
Day: 9 km in 4 and a half hours.
Total: 41 km in 13 and a half hours.
12 / 9 °C
Scattered clouds.
Wind: 46km/h
04.12.2022
Fourth day of the O Track at Torre del Paine.
Los Perros Camping to Grey Camping.
it is our hardest day of all... we had to start super early because its so hard and long the day that the ranger don't let you leave the camp after 7 am. the rest that you don't make it in time to the next camp is to big...
we had a alarm go off at 05:00 am quick warm soup after a freezing cold night. its was still raining so we packed again the tent wet in the back what it make it much heavier...
06:30 am and we are on the way uphill. 600m steep walking to the Mountain pass. on the way the rain changed into Snow. the wind got stronger with every meter we approached the pass. on top we presents us Chile with the must stunning and incredible view over the Gray glacier. ice until the horizon. epic! we continued pretty steep downhill at least the weather changed to Sunny with some clouds and wind. the trail is so steep and sometimes wet that Janina fall three times. we walked along the glacier towards the lake. on the way we had to cross some big swing bridges what was a bit scary. we started to more and more breaks because we where so exhausted from the hike. finally at around 15:00 pm we reached our camp. it one of the first camps for the W Track what means int much bigger and more busy than the other we been to so far. first thing we set our tent up to let it dry and got off our shoes. after a hot shower we went to the restaurant of this camp and had some burgers, Pizza and beer. absolutely needed after this day. late this evening we had some moor beer with some friends we made on the way. from here the group is going different ways or different days (waking further in one day than we do).
Day: 16 km in 8 hours and a half.
Total: 57 km in 22 hours
10 / 9 °C
Partly sunny.
Wind: 31km/h
05.12.2022
Fifth day of the O Track at Torre del Paine
Grey Camping to Paine Grande Camping
we had a long night after this long day before. we had late breakfast at started at 09:30 am. the weather is cold but dry with clouds. this day we didn't made much altitude. easy 10 km along the lake with view on the horizon of the Gray Glacier. we walk slow due to our muscle pain from legs to arms. at our camp its sunny and wind protected that we had a midday nap in the warm tent. after a small walk around the camp to keep the muscle in movement we had dinner and went to bed.
Day: 10 km in 3 hours
Total: 67 km in 25 hours
10 / 9 °C
Passing clouds.
Wind: 50km/h
06.12.2022
Sixth Day of the O Track at Torre del Paine
Paine Grande Camping to Frances Camping.
Weather looked stunning with pretty view into the mountain. half way we stopped at a old camping to leave our backpacks behind. we walked uphill around 600m and 6kmto the Frances lookout. beautiful view of a glacier. due to the temperature you can see and hear some small avalanches. on the way back we picked our backpacks up and continued to the Frances camping. we arrived at 4pm this campground is on the steep hill so we had to put our tent on a platform. we went to shop and bought some beers and relaxed the rest of the evening.
Day: 16 km in 6 hours
Total: 83 km in 31 hours
12 / 9 °C
Passing clouds.
Wind: 22km/h
07.12.2022
Seventh Day of the O Track at Torre del Paine
Frances Camping to Chileno Camping.
the day started again with drizzle and turned quick into rain. our way went along the Torre del Paine massive. we had to cross again big puddles and muddy ways. the last part we walked around 400m steep uphill to the chilieon campsite. we set our tent again on a platform at the hillside. this camp is the smallest on the hike. due to the forest around we are not allowed to cook outside. but they had a restaurant where we ordered some quesedias for dinner and a few beer. Marcello and Catalina are the last ones with us on the hike. due to the bad weather the camp owner let us stay in a small room where everyone was drying there cloths. the smell was bit bad but after a few beer it doesn't matter anymore. we had lots of conversation whit all the people and stayed awake until late night.
Day: 19 km??? in 4 hours
Total: 102 km in 35 hours
11 / 8 °C
Passing clouds.
Wind: 20km/h
08.12.2022
Eighth Day of the O Track at Torre del Paine
Chileno Camping to Welcome center (Car-park)
we woke up and it was cloudy the rain stopped in the night but still the tent and finally our sleeping bags are wet to. we left our backpacks behind and went up to see the stunning Torre del Paine. 600m uphill and 4 km we reached the top. we stayed for around one hour but unfortunately the top stayed in the clouds. we headed back and walk to to our van.
the weather got better during the day and it's warm and Sunny when we arrived at the car. Done! Exhausted but super happy that we made it. 125km in 8 Days! we had lunch and beer with Marcello and Catalina. we took them a few km down the road where they took a bus back to puerto natales and we drove to our hotel.
again we drove quite some time on a gravel road so that we took a long time to the Hotel. but finally we arrived in the small apartments with a stunning view of the Torre del Paine! awesome. first thing we did was a long hot shower and washing of all our cloths. got the tent dried up and all the other stuff. recharged all batteries before we went for a 5 star dinner. delicious beef and vegetable.
Day: 13 km in 5 hours
Total: 125 km in 40 hours
12 / 9 °C
Partly sunny.
Wind: 16km/h
09.12.2022
We woke up with the stunning view and beautiful weather. we packed the car with everything and got our stuff better sorted. After a delicious breakfast we drove through the National Park to the Border. We crossed back to Argentina. From here we followed our Navigation what was a small mistake... we ended up on a very sandy and soft gravel road and nearly got stuck... luckily we found a spot to turn around and we got back on the Road. we drove approximately 100km detour but we stayed on a proper road. We reached El Calefate in the Afternoon. We stopped and walked around town. a few small markets and shops and a lot of tourists. for the night we stayed at the Lake close to some Flamingos.
19 / 14 °C
Passing clouds.
Wind: 32km/h
10.12.2022
After early start we headed out to get some Pictures of the Flamingos. afterwards we drove into the National Park to see the Glacir Perito Moreno. We enjoyed the few and had some Sandwiches for Breakfast. we took a small boats tour along the glacier for about one hour to embrace the full high of the ice. After one hour we arrived back at the car and started driving to El Chalten. we found a laundry-shop where we dropped some of our dirty cloths and relaxed the evening on a small campground. we planned some Hikes around to see the Fritz Roy.
19 / 15 °C
Broken clouds.
Wind: 29km/h
11.12.2022
after a short night we realized there will be no hiking today. Weather looks bad and Janina felt pretty bad. we relaxed in the van and walked late the day into "town" to pickup our laundry. Unfortunately the weather forecast for the next days looks rainy...
i also don't feel so good anymore and we decided to lea El Chalten for another Place.
on the drive I'm feeling so sick i had to throw up along the street. we stopped in the middle of nowhere because it started to get dark. finally we see night sky full of stars.
18 / 13 °C
Passing clouds.
Wind: 17km/h
12.12.2024
today we drove another 400km through Argentina tundra to cross the Border a last time into Chile. this time the Border Control in Chilo Chico checked everything... took us about 40 minutes until we could continue. we stopped in Chilo Chico to stretch our legs. the next part of the trip was one we will never forget... the worst gravel-road ever along high mountains and steep cliffs into a lake. and on top some big trucks where coming opposite directions... we had some sweat on our foreheads... but i also have to say it was worth it. again some Breathtaking views into the Mountains and along a huge lake (Lago Buenos Aires / Lago General Carrera) one of the biggest lakes in south America.
we stopped at a small harbor and stayed the night.
106km with a average speed of 30km/h... you can calculate it your self how long we took... :D
18 / 16 °C
Overcast.
Wind: 39km/h
13.12.2024
Today was our probably our most glacial day... we stated with 60km on the same road to Puerto Rio Tranquilo (Marble Caves) we stopped and after a few chats and negotiations we found a tour guide who spoke English and took us on a private Kayaking tour to the Marble Caves. the Water was freezing cold but with the Sun on our faces we enjoyed this trip a lot. back at Rio Tranquilo we went to a Restaurant to have Lunch and continued further to Mount Cerro Castillo hike. another 70km with approximately 30km/h speed...
long drive... We stopped close to the Hike under a bridge and prepared everything for tomorrow.
17 / 16 °C
Scattered clouds.
Wind: 14km/h
14.12.2022
After Breakfast we drove 1km further down the Road to the Parking spot of the Mirador Laguna Cerro Castillo. the Hike is only 6.5km long but gets up a 1000m high. at the start you have to register yourself. just they can make sure everyone returns back. after steep 3 hours hike we reached the Laguna. again just beautiful view. after a two hours walk downhill we are back at the Van. from here we drove to Coyhaique a small and busy town. we did some grocery and continued to a "camping spot" on a river. view into the Mountain (looking like Avatar). we prepared dinner wen suddenly a dog joint us to give us some company.
17 / 15 °C
sunny.
Wind: 11km/h
15.12.20222
We started our day with a delicious Egg and Bacon Breakfast. the dog had been still with us and enjoyed our company. unfortunately we had to leave here... she looked a bit up sad. we drove to Chaiten along we had again some shitty Gravel roads but a beautiful landscape. the weather gets better and better. In Chaiten we went to the ferry office and bought our Tickets to Isla Grande de Chiloe (destination is the town Castro). the next ferry goes in two Days so we are staying in Chaiten for two nights. We booked us a campground from a private person just out of chaiten. finally a shower! we made us some nice Dinner and went to bed early.
20 / 18 °C
Sunny.
Wind: 18km/h
16.12.2022
today it rained when we woke up. but we had a shelter place on the campground to have Breakfast. we waited fore some time for the weather to clear up. but around midday it stopped and we walked into town. the Dog from the Camping joined us on the way and followed us everywhere. she was also chasing the cars most of the time what sometimes looked scary...and we thought she got hit by a car. but we all made it back to the Camp. we did some laundry and chilled in the sun. in the evening we had dinner together wit a few other people who arrived today.
early night because our ferry leaves at 1000am but we should be there by 0800am.
19 / 14 °C
Overcast.
Wind: 10km/h
17.12.2022
Luckily the harbor where the ferry leaves is just 1km far away so we got up and drove the short way there. at the time we waited we saw some sea lions and dolphins. the ferry finally arrived two hours later... (in south America nobody didn't care and nobody complaint) we drive 5 hours on the small boat to Castro. we watched the finale of the Football world-cup and enjoyed some party after Argentina won it. on the horizon the Andes and Vulcan's reaching high into the Sky just stunning. back on Land we parked close to the city center and walked around. stopped at the Restaurant and had some decent big burgers and fries. a Beautiful small town with a lot of colorful houses.
for the night we drove a bit further and stop to a river.
unfortunately that night and this spot was the main meeting point fore some local kids...
17 / 17 °C
Scattered clouds.
Wind: 17km/h
18.12.2022
on our way along the Island we stopped at a beach. with a stunning view to the Mainland and the Mountains we stayed fore some time. i forgot to use sunscreen and got a pretty bad sunburn... at midday we headed further northwest to see some Penguins. we did a short boot trip from the beach to get close to the Penguins. later we drove on a cliff where we had a awesome few over the bay and made the decision to stay the night.
23 / 20 °C
Partly sunny.
Wind: 5km/h
19.12.2022
today we enjoyed Breakfast with a amazing view into the Bay with a group of Dolphins from the Cliff. just amazing. later we took our last ferry back to the Mainland. our first part of Highway 5 to Puerto Varas. we stopped at a grocery store, walked around town and went to a Handmade marked. later we drove to the Vulcan Osorno. on the way we had to stop for refueling where we waited quiet some time because it was pretty cheap. close to the highest point where you can drive at Osorno was a old Refugio what wasn't used anymore. We Parked and stayed the night. Janina feeling uncomfortable to staying on a active Vulcan...But the view from up here was awesome.
21 / 17 °C
Scattered clouds.
Wind: 27km/h
20.12.2022
When we woke up it was foggy...( Just cloudy as we realized later) we drove up to the top (Highest point you can go by car) and had hot tee for breakfast. we waited fore some time but it didn't cleared up. on the way downhill we quickly realized its "just cloudy" so the weather wasn't that bad. we stopped at midday at a stone beach and enjoyed some sun. our final destination is a "car-park" a place to stay next to a bridge at a river. some local people are fishing.
22 / 18 °C
Broken clouds.
Wind: 25km/h
21.12.2022
It rained the whole night and morning... we had breakfast inside the van and chilled. unfortunately the weather did not really changed. at around midday we headed 200km further north to a small lake with view to the Villarrica Vulcan. we enjoyed the view and the silence, played some games and did some calculating how much money we dumped already.
19 / 17 °C
Broken clouds.
Wind: 12km/h
22.12.2022
at around 4am in the Morning we woke up due to some weird noises... some screaming and trumpets again and again kept us awake. later we found out that there was a old ritual from the native people. after the sun came up we had breakfast with a beautiful view to the Villarrica Vulcan. we drove 50km to a lake and stayed there fore some time. had some cheap lunch at the lake before we drove into Villarrica (town). After we did some groceries shopping we walked along a nice handcrafted marked. we drove later along the lake to a small camp in the Forrest where we stayed the night. there was a small beach(Playa Negra) close by where we had a short walk before we went to bed.
19 / 17 °C
Sunny.
Wind: 15km/h
23.12.2022
Christmas.
we drove a short distance into the Nationalpark Huerquehue. we hiked the Laguna Verde track 400m uphill. nice 5 hours walk through the Forrest. after the hike we went into a natural hot springs. the water was even hotter than the air... so we did not stayed long. it also wasn't that clean.
for the next days we booked a 3 Star hotel in the Mountains to relax.
the street to the hotel was so steep and small that we nearly didn't made it and got stuck.
but after we arrived we realized there are only 6 rooms and only 2 other guests. we had a absolute amazing Christmas Dinner and a lovely big room. Early bed time...
28 / 23 °C
Sunny.
Wind: 13km/h
24.12.2022
1 Christmas Day.
we slept long and enjoyed a fresh breakfast. we cleaned our cloths and tidy the van and our backpacks. repacked our Backpacks and chilled the rest of the Day at the pool.
for dinner we enjoyed a delicious local food with some cocktails. after the sunset we walked to a lookout to the Villarrica Vulcan lookout. we could see the orange lighted Smoke coming out of the Mountain.
36 / 31 °C
Sunny.
Wind: 14km/h
25.12.2022
2 Christmas Day.
after another long deep sleep we went to have breakfast and realized that we are the only guests at the hotel. the whole day we chilled in the room and at the pool. After the delicious dinner we rented the Jacuzzi from the hotel. a few cocktails and two hours later we went to bed.
29 / 18 °C
Sunny.
Wind: 6km/h
26.12.2022
After Breakfast we Packed everything in the Van and drove to Pucon. we walked around town but it was way to Touristic for us. Pucon is the Action / Adventure City of Chile. so we quickly took off and stopped again in Villarrica for groceries. A 160km drive to the Nationalpark Conguillío. you are not allowed to stay in the National Park so we stopped right before the national Park next to the street in a small Forrest where we stayed the night. Wraps and beer for dinner.
27 / 20 °C
Scattered clouds.
Wind: 15km/h
27.12.2022
the alarm was set early to be the first in the National Park to hike the Sierra Nevada track. to get there we have to cross the Lava field from the Llaima Vulcan one of the most active one's in Chile. Last eruption was in 2010 and it is supposed to erupt any time soon again. the street over the Lava field looks like from a different world. we felt like be on the Moon. it was a hot and Sunny day the view along the horizon was stunning. the area is covert with Vulcan's.
we finished the track at 1pm and started our last big part driving. around 400km later we arrived at Marcello and Catalina house in chillan. we went to a restaurant and had some beers and Pizza for dinner. we slept in the house the night and realized that our last night in the van has been yesterday...
35 / 17 °C
Sunny.
Wind: 12km/h
28.12.2022
after the Breakfast with Marcello and Catalina we started our last part back into Santiago de Chile. the traffic got horrible but we made it without accident back to the rental car company. we dropped everything off at the Hostel where we already stayed. the temperatures are even higher than before. 35-40C. we are sweating. after a shower we took the Subway into town to have Dinner and a last Cocktail. due too the last long driving we are tiered and went to bed.
39 / 24 °C
Sunny.
Wind: 15km/h
29.12.2022
After the Breakfast we packed our backpacks our Taxi service to the Airport arrived later than booked and even got stuck in the traffic so that we arrived very late at the Airport. Nobody wanted to speak with us in English so it was bit difficult to do the check-in. but we just made it in time to the Gate. we had a few minutes left because our flight was delayed and we spent our last cash fore some magnetos and drinks. just before we entered Janina realized she forgot her phone in the waiting area at the gate and went back to get it luckily just in time... it was a smooth flight to Sao Paulo where we had quiet some time to change. tired and exhausted we boarded our last flight back to Frankfurt. only unpleasant thing we had to wear a mask due to Covid... Again.....
27 / 23 °C
Passing clouds.
Wind: 20km/h
30.12.2022
after a 10 hour flight we arrived in cold Frankfurt at around 3pm we took the next train to Karlsruhe. Shower and a short Midday nap and this amazing trip is Over...
5900km through Patagonia and Fire-land
around 300km of hiking/walking
44 Days total time spend
30 hours of Flight time.
and an uncountable number of different Animals.
Patagonia is just a truly magical Landscape. you can see the rough weather that is most of the time dominating in this part of the Word. but People and animals got adapted.
we experienced all 4 seasons on one days sometimes. But it was truly a one's a lifetime trip. and can be recommend from us.
31.12.2022
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