17/02/11 To the end of the world and back! Ok, well nearly, more like the most southern point of the South American continent! Right down the Magellan Straits. Where only boats and explorers go! Click here to see it on the map.
Our journey took 5 days, with the first and last including hitch hiking between Puntas Arenas amd the end of the road. On the way we got beginners luck with 3 rides all the way. Including a van man, a pick up, and a 4x4 (sharing the back with a German Shephard) for off road fun. On our final day we had to walk an extra 20km (not so lucky) with no cars for 3 hours until we found a tow truck! Phew. Rescued.
The walking was over pebbled beaches and slippery rocks, with some inland detours through bogs and steep forests.
View from above. More grey, green and blues :)
We had the beaches and campsites all to ourselves :) Apart from dolphins, seals, foxes and a flip flop chewing, guy rope slicing beast in the middle of the night!
There were a couple of rivers to cross on the way (and the way back) that were only passible at low tide! Some up to ankles, some to waist - or more depending if you´re a Grace or a John ;) Looks fine from the picture, but the water is ice! And just before this we were huddled under our fly sheet shivering and waiting for low tide after walking in the freezing wind and rain all day! Altogether very thankful for the sun :)
Cruz Del Froward. We made it!
View from camp 3. There´s something epic about these ships passing through the straits. Its nice to think that the coast will have barely changed since the first explorers and all that exciting history.
We can only go North now. Por el Sol!
Cooking on the beach on our last evening. Lush.
