Closing in on Torres del Paine

camping in Torres del Paine After returning to El Calafate we took advantage of the excellent local laundry to get our duvet jackets washed and post some postcards. This morning (Tuesday) we packed up and headed out of town, following Ruta 11, 40, 5, 7. 40 (again) until we crossed the border...
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Axle woes

Driving in Torres del Paine National Park After being lulled to sleep by the wind crashing through the trees and mercilessly rocking our Landy below us it turned out to be a fairly warm night.  This happy state continued this morning as we watched the sun rise over the mountains of...
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Crane Day

Heart in mouth time The bad news yesterday was that the recovery truck couldn’t recover Landy as it was not possible to winch him back on to the road.  So the challenge increased to having to use a crane to get him back to town for repairs.  Paul went off in the crane this...
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The last ten days ….

… we have been occupied in Puerto Natales, getting ready for Paul to visit England during June and sourcing and ordering the parts needed for Landy’s repairs.  The weather has been mostly overcast so we haven’t had the opportunity to see the nearby lake at its best...
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Youth Culture

A rare occurrence, I was reading the Sky Airlines in-flight magazine as I flew from Punta Arenas to La Serena, when I noticed the majority of the significant events being advertised for the South American countries served by Sky Airlines celebrated somewhat earlier generations.  Charles...
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