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

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

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

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

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

Background Hola! ¿Qué tal? Rach and I are currently aboard the Crux Australis ferry for the next 42 hours after completing a journey along the Carretera Austral. The ferry will arrive in Puerto Natales where we will start prepping for a 10-day trek in Torres del Paine National Park. We would like do something a… Read more

Yesss we are still alive and thriving! We have been quickly moving between places the last two weeks along a famous route called the Carretera Austral, so haven’t had a good opportunity to recap our first two pitstops in Chile. We are currently resting in a windy lakeside town & figured it was prime time… Read more