Archives for 2023

While camping at Rio Tranquilo, we went to town to catch a tour of the marble caves of Lago General Carrera. We opted for the longer tour, which lasted a few hours. We rode out across the choppy lake in panga boats to get an up close look at the caves. It was worth the […]

We camped at a fantastic campsite on a peninsula reaching into General Carrerra lake. The green waters of the huge lake and the snow-spotted mountains provided a beautiful setting for camp. We made the most of gusting winds by flying the kite, and of course set a stuffed animal mouse, Rita, on a test flight […]

While in Coyhaique, we took to a nearby trail on a cold and wet morning in Reserva Nacional Coyhaique to hike to Laguna Verde.

My dearest crockpot, before we even moved to Santiago, I asked about you in Chilean expat forums. I knew if we were going to be adventuring all day, we’d need to come home to meals warm and ready. You, my friend, were just that. I found you on the blessed Gringos in Chile Whatsapp group. […]

Before our final push to the end of the Carretera Austral, we stopped in Coyhaique, the capital of the Aysen region in Patagonia. We have an AirBnB for about a week, and we’re using our time here to resupply and get ahead in school work before venturing into a more remote region of Patagonia. While […]

We almost didn’t camp in Parque National Queulat. Mark had a big call for his new job pop up, and we needed to have cell service so that he could take that call. We decided to pull into the closest town to Queulat, which was Puyuhuapi, and see how reception was. I didn’t want to […]

Though we had constant rain, we managed to get a good night sleep at camp and had stunning views of the hanging glacier. The clouds parted long enough for us to get some shots at the mirador.

The small town provided a chance for a light resupply and enough cell service to make a couple of calls. It’s a quiet fishing village, and we found excellent seafood dinner at El Muelle, “the dock”.

We grew accustomed to our rustic cabin on the banks of the Futaleufu River. Though we were remote and the cabin lacked some necessities, the green river and dramatic landscape redeemed the other conditions. We made a few visits to the sleepy town, but we found the most enjoyment swimming in the river.

One thing Mark and I were talking about recently is just how loud Chile has been. In Santiago, we had the apartment parties across the street with our favorite penthouse guy that liked to party until 7am on Wednesdays and Thursdays. We had the kid who played soccer at 2am on his porch below us […]