San Sebastian, Tierra del fuego
On Wednesday, November 30rd I entered Chile at the border post of
San Sebastian. The two posts of Argentina and Chile are not in the
same building, they are distant several kilometers. The procedures
were dispatched promptly.
Porvenir
The road up to Porvenir is out ground but good. I arrived at
Porvenir at the end of the morning going tot the landing stage to
know the schedules of the ferry to Puerto Arenas. I decided to take
the ferry on Thursday. I found a bivouac along the sea.
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| Porvenir |
Punta Arenas
On Thursday, December 1st I embarked on the ferry at 14:00 which
arrived at Punta Arenas at 16:00. I had definitively left Tierra del
Fuego. I went directly to the oficina of turismo for my usual
collection. Moreover I got informed about an automatic laundry, que
nenni, it is necessary to give to a lavanderia. I would recover my
linen on Saturday morning. I found a bivouac at the entrance of the
city.
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| Ferry Porvenir/Punta Arenas |
Puente San Pedro
On Friday, December 2nd after food purchases at Unimarc at the
southern exit of the city I continued my southern progression on the
RN#9 towards Cabo San Isidro which I did not reach because the road
finish at 4 km from the headlight the most in the south of the
American continent. at the back I bivouacked on a quay level
vis-a-vis the sea. The rain made its appearance in the afternoon.
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| RN#9 |
Parque Chacungo
On Saturday, December 3rd I recovered my linen around 10:00 then I
went to the tourist office to use the good WiFi connection in order
to publish the pages of my website and to read my mailbox. I left
Punta Arenas in a fine rain to stop northwards at 20 km on the RN#9
at Parque Chacungo to bivouac two days at the edge of the Magellan
Strait.
Puente-Ventisquero
On Monday, December 5th I continued to traverse the ruta along RN#9
of the Magellan Strait west of Tierra del Fuego. While arriving at
Puerto Natales I made a long stop at the oficina of turismo,
Sernatur. Then I found to fill my tanks with drinking water and, the
refrigerator at Unimarc supermarket. I carried on my way towards
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine by the cross-trail Y#290 . Finally
I found a open barrier of a property before Puente Ventisquero to
bivouac, by hoping that the owner would be absent…
On the road again, click the picture
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The GPS road tacklog
from Villa Serrano to Cerrocastillo
from 2016/12/06 au 2016/12/13
Parque Torres del Paine, Villa Serrano
On Tuesday, December 6th I entered Parque Nacional del Paine at
Porteria Serrano after about thirty kilometers. As of course the
price is significantly higher for foreigners. To prepare my stay in
the park I bivouacked at the edge of Grey River at the Villa Serrano
without entering the camp-site. In mountain weather is very changing
as the below photos show it.
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| Park entrance, Porteria Serrano |
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| Punta Bariloche |
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| Bivouac |
Grey Ranger Station
On Wednesday, December 7th I visited the Visitor Center located in
the buildings of Administrative Headquarters. Then I was going to
install me for two nights on the carpark of Grey Ranger Station. My
intention was to go up at Ferrier Lookout. But information taken
near the rangers, it is a track from 60 meters of altitude reaching
the altitude of 700m and requiring +2h00 of rise at the alpine rate
of 300 meters per hour. Of course, I gave up this hard test with
moreover a strong wind. On the other hand I traversed the track of
Lago Grey with a beautiful viw on an iceberg. But before I had had
happiness to see the sunrise on the mountains of Torres del Pain.
Lago Grey, click la photo
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Salto Grande
On Thursday, December 8th I left the Grey Ranger Station to take two
short walks. The first at Salto Chico to see the cascade between two
different level lakes. The second at Salto Grande there too to
admire a cascade. But the progression with a fiercely wind in the
front was very difficult, several times I was likely to be project
on the ground; the return was not less dangerous with the wind in
the back. I bivouacked on the carpark during two days in spite of
the gusts of wind kicking up my vehicle with hellish noise; the wind
howled all the night, it was "Wuthering Heights". On the way I have
the privilege, unhoped-for, to photograph a Larger Hair Armadillo.
Salto Chico & Salto Grande, click la photo
Cascade Rio Paine
On Saturday, December 10th I continued my progression in the park by
the Y#150 road with a turning to the Las Torres gigantic hotel
complex, I went my way, too many people in the end of the week. I
elected my residence for these two days at the Cascade Rio Paine. On
the way I took some pictures of the splendid shaded landscape
by clouds, breaks and spring flowers.
Rio Paine, click la photo
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Laguna Amarga
On Monday, December 12th was a driving small morning to bivouac at
Laguna Amarga after being returned to Las Torres. The day started
under gentle wet breeze to finish with the sun and always a strong
wind.
Cerro Castillo
On Tuesday, December 13th was the last day close to Parque Torres
del Paine at the edge of the lake Amarga biotope of a pink Flemish
colony. Cerro Castillo is a border small town without great
attractions. Thanks to the police I found drinking water as well as
a WiFi connection. Then I bivouacked on the spot to cross the border
tomorrow morning.
Crossing the border
I left Chile on wednesday at Cerro Castillo. Look at Crossing the border,
here
