(Iguazu falls, Argentina (and Brazil), 24-27th of November 2017)
We took a flight from Buenos Aires to get to Iguazu falls, a place we really had looked forward to visit. We started with staying at a hotel in the small town of Puerto Iguazu. From there we took a tour with a bus to see the Brazilian side of the falls. It was a great tour but the weather was terrible – the rain was pouring down from the minute we arrived to the falls.
(Buenos Aires, Argentina, 22-24st of November 2017)
Buenos Aires was a really nice place! (And for us, getting a little homesick after two months travel, it was like being in a European city…!)
(Rio Gallegos, Chile, 21-22st of November 2017)
We had booked a bus from Rio Turbio, a town on the Argentinian side and we got a ride with the owner of our hotel to get over the border.
The trip to Rio Gallegos from Rio Turbio was really comfortable but the town of Rio Gallegos was not very fun. We walked around for more than an hour to try to find an open restaurant. Oddly, there were a lack of restaurants, but the city had a lot of ice cream shops, a lot more than the amount of restaurants so after our hot meal we had some very nice ice cream cones.
(Puerto Natales, Chile, 20-21st of November 2017)
We arrived to Puerto Natales late at night at the 20:th of November. It took a really long time to get of the ferry, we had to wait for more than one hour to get off. We were told that one person of the staff had passed away during the trip. The police got on board the ship to decide if it was a death from natural causes before we were allowed to leave the ship and we had to stand on deck and wait until they had finished their investigation.
Puerto Natales was a really cold and windy town and we were really happy when we got to our hotel at 23.00, after a long walk during the deserted town.
(Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales, Chile, 17-20th of November 2017)
Instead of taking a flight or going by bus through the southern part of Chile we booked us on a cargo ship. We booked a private cabin with window and bathroom and we had to pay almost 1000 US dollars each, a high price for a relatively low standard but we guess it is the experience we pay for, not the standard… 🙂
(Puerto Montt, Chile, 16-17th of November 2017)
Back in Puerto Montt we booked a room at Holiday Inn, a really fancy hotel with a sea view. We chose this hotel as the office where you check in to the Navimag ferry is situated in the same building, but also to get a bit of luxury before “the hard life” we imagine we will endure on the ferry starts.
We really enjoyed our stay at this hotel. We loved our clean and spacious room with a nice view and the fabulous breakfast buffet.
(Castro, Chile, 14-16th of November 2017)
Chiloe is an island south-west of Puerto Montt where a lot of Chilean people go to spend their holidays. The houses are colourful and the pace is slow.
(Puerto Montt, Chile, 13-14th of November 2017)
Puerto Montt was not to become one of our favorite towns. We had booked a room in one of the best hotels in town but it was not that nice at all. We spent a lot of time walking around in town looking for something to eat. We have been in South America for a while now and we are really getting tired of the food. We are missing spices and vegetables! A lot of dishes are made of meat and french fries and after a couple of months it is not tasty anymore.
(Santiago de Chile, Chile, 9-13th of November 2017)
We took a flight from San Pedro to Santiago de Chile and had pre booked a hotel in an area rather far away from the center. It was a really nice place decorated in a oldfashioned way.
Santiago was a really nice city. We participated in a walking tour and it was a really interesting one. We got to know about the phenomenon “coffee with legs” – a café with covered windows where you can get coffee served by girls dressed in minimalistic outfits.
(San Pedro, Chile, 7-9th of November 2017)
San Pedro is a really nice small town in the Atacama desert. There are a lot of nice restaurants and interesting shops. It was really nice to just rest here for a couple of days in the Chilean desert, we spent the time in San Pedro having nice meals and just relaxing.
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