Sunday, December 19, 2021

18 December 2021: Puerto Bories to Torres del Paine


We made breakfast and packed up and were in the van by 11 AM.  The hostess and the van showed up at the same time so we had to multitask to get loaded and to settle our bill. Before that, we noticed three large bulls amongst the trees outside the house.  Pretty soon a dog came and sent them on their way.  The shuttle was a 10 person van but there was one four of us getting shuttled.  We settled in for a 2.5 hour drive to the Explora Hotel.  I sat in front to get some leg room and it is a good thing as the windy road would surely have caused me trouble.  It got downright toasty with unusually warm mid 70's and little wind.


Two big bulls
 

What a fine day


Get ready for a dusty ride on the dirt roads


Sometimes the road is dirt, sometimes it is paved.  It is always a narrow cut through rock or along brilliant blue lakes


Watch Out!


Don't go over the edge


Scenic leg stretch


Out destination still 30 km away


We had to show our park specific QR codes to get in


Getting close enough to thee the massif peaks


The glacial rivers are a brilliant blue


We have arrived!