Goin' Down South

Howdy everybody,

I would love to be able to make a nice long post here, but unfortunately I won't be able to. I wanted to send something out though before I started down south any further, because things are about to get super rural. They're also going to get interesting.

The plan goes something like this. Having reached the end of the panamerican highway, I'll be getting on a boat tomorrow night in Puerto Montt that will take me to the north end of what's called the Carretera Austral - a road in southern chile that doesn't connect with the northern part of Chile and goes through rural Patagonia. I'll spend at least a week traveling this road, and am prepared for what I've been told will be slooooow traveling. Buses in some places only run once or twice a week, hitchhiking generally requires waiting for hours, and the weather can stop all travel for days. I've also picked up on the traveler wire that this road has some of the most amazing scenery there is. Reaching the end of this road, I'll need to cross into Argentina to get down further south in Chile where I'll be trekking the world reknowned Torres Del Paine. Look them up! On passage in Argentina, I'll be visiting the world's last advancing glacier, the Perito Moreno, as well as a town called El Chalten where I'm planning on doing some trekking in the Fitz Roy mountain range. After all this, I'm en route for the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia.

Don't expect too many (if any) blog posts for the next few weeks, but don't forget about me, and be waiting for a killer update when I'm done. In the meanwhile, check out the photos that I've added to my facebook for the island of Chiloe

1st part of link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?
2nd part: aid=97491&l=74b63&id=591556557
(put them together)

Much love, chau!
Stephen