Author: devnrach
A Familiar Face
March 9-16 Not many people make Puerto Natales, Chile their home base, but Devin and I found ourselves in and out, leaving our luggage behind at the hostel a few times. When we showed up after the flight from Santiago, the hostel staff joked “Bienvenidos a casa, chicos”. Welcome home, guys. However, it would not… Read more
Central/Norte Chico Chile
February 25 – March 8 Hello again… Rach and I are currently in Peru but this blog post will showcase our travels to Santiago and the surrounding areas in Chile! We kept joking that this trip was a vacation from our vacation; we took a flight from Puerto Natales to Santiago and returned in time… Read more
Torres del Paine “O” Trek
Greetings! We would like to share some photos from our “O” Circuit Trek in Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. So, no long stories to share in this post, just some of our favorite moments because it really was speechless. The photos are grouped by day and below you can find a map of the park… Read more
Carretera Austral (7)
Caleta Tortel – Puerto Natales Feb. 3-8 The end of the Carretera! After about 3 and a half weeks we arrived at our final destination along the route, Caleta Tortel. Technically the end of the actual Carretera is a bit further south, but we booked a ferry bringing us from Tortel to Puerto Natales where… Read more
Carretera Austral (6)
Cochrane — Parque Nacional Patagonia Jan. 30- Feb. 3 Another day, another bus… Most of our bus tickets can be purchased online with the option of selecting our seats. It’s funny to watch Dev buy the tickets because he is switching between the seat selection page and Google Maps to ensure we are on the… Read more
Carretera Austral (5)
Coyhaique – Chile Chico – Puerto Río Tranquilo Jan. 24-30 We made it back to Coyhaique and said adios to our trekking amigos. My first thought was burgers and beer! We found a cool tap room and had some delicious burgers and some local craft beer. We ended up staying at the same hostel since… Read more
Carretera Austral (4)
Cerro Castillo Trek Jan. 21-24 After a day or so in Coyhaique, Rach and I finalized our packing organization and food rationing and headed to the bus station to start our 4-day trek into Parque Nacional Cerro Castillo. The bus dropped us off on the side of the road next to the Horquetas trailhead where… Read more
Carretera Austral (3)
La Junta -Puerto Raúl Marín – Puerto Cisnes Jan. 16-19 We took a short bus ride from Futa to Villa Santa Lucia, a tiny pueblo along the highway. After walking a bit out of town, we started hitchhiking to La Junta, an hour south. Since we made it to the Carretera first, other hitchhikers kindly… Read more
Carretera Austral (2)
Futaleufú Jan. 12-16 Thanks to a dear friend, Aracelli, we had Futaleufú on our radars since the initial Chilean research stages. It wasn’t until we started stitching together our trip down the Carretera Austral that we officially made plans to branch off Route 7 and visit this special Andean town tucked deep in the mountains… Read more
Carretera Austral (1)
Chaitén – El Amarillo – Chaitén Jan. 9-12 Our first stop along the Carretera technically was not the start of the highway, but since we went to Chiloe and had already traveled enough south, it made sense to just go directly east from the island. A ferry from Quellón dropped us off in Chaitén, a… Read more