After a long flight with a stop-over in Copenhagen we arrived without problems in Punta Arenas. We spent a couple of days in Punta Arenas to get organised; this time we didn`t bring our own bicycles, but relied on buying some here. So it took a bit longer to get started than usual, but we managed to buy bicycles and, hopefully all, the equipment to go with it, and are today heading to Puerto Natales.
Our first day in Punta Arenas was a Sunday, when all the shops are closed, so we hired a car for the day and explored the area around Punta Arenas. We saw condors, flamingos, rheas, penguins and lots of other birds, and lots of sheep and cattle. The countryside here is fairly flat and open with mountains in the distance. We have been lucky with the weather, mostly sunny so far and not too much wind.
Map of the Punta Arenas-Torres del Paine part of our trip
Magellanic penguins in the Otway penguin reserve
Cattle on the road
Southern caracaras
The red building is our bed and breakfast
Town square in Punta Arenas
1 comment:
Wow Punta arenas looks so beautiful! Me and my wife want to take a cruise there,were trying to plan it for next year. Your pictures look great and it sounds like you had a great vacation!
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