After completing the Carretera Austral, we took two days to cross from Chile to Argentina. This was our first border crossing on our own, so we dedicated a full day just to crossing, giving us time to accommodate setbacks. We slept the night in Chile Chico at a hostel. The next morning, we crossed into […]

We left from Tortel on a single-minded mission to reach the end of the Carretera Austral at Villa O’Higgins. The trip involved a couple hundred kilometers and a ferry ride. Our goal was to reach the end of the road, take a picture, and then turn around and backtrack. Our schedule had become a bit […]

After camping in Rio Tranquilo, we headed south on the Carreterra Austral on a several day mission to reach the end of the famous highway. After lunch in the park in Cochrane, we opted for a detour to Tortel, a unique fishing village built on docks, decks, and boardwalks along a steep hill at the […]

When camping in Rio Tranquilo, we had originally planned to drive a few hours for a boat ride to the front of San Rafael Glacier. We were take aback though by the cost for the boat tour, which is a whole production with food and drink. Combining the time and cost, it just wasn’t worth […]

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 […]