Day 1. Landed in Santiago. Adrian tired. EVOC archery equipment bags are large and numerous, clogging our supply route for backpacks. I hope we make it out. 

Landed in Punta Arenas. Food and a bottle of Syrah at Brocolino. How do you say "bill" in Spanish again? La cuenta! That's right--thanks Adrian 😊

Day 3. We got into Puerto Natales early yesterday afternoon  and then took a bus to get to Torres campsite before sunset. Sunset was beautiful. Sunrise was even more so. I guilted Adrian into a 20 mile hike (which, to our delighted surprise, also offered 3200 vertical feet). To summarize: pain. But the views were absolutely splendid and on more than one occasion took my breath away (or was it the exhaustion?). We got to our campsite at the foot of a glacier -- apparently the "small one" -- with chunks of it floating down the river. Unfortunately with rivers come mosquitos which were a major buzzkill. Not that I'm able to rest, we have some boxed wine (bought at our campsite) to down tonight. MAKE SURE TO PERMETHRIN EVERY TENT FROM NOW ON! Especially the creases.

Day 4. Woke up just before the crack of 10am, with barley enough time to sneak in a hot shower. It was a welcome relief to my tired joints and muscles, and just what I needed for the shorter hike today. First, Adrian and I took some pictures at the "beach" area of the lake that the glacier fed into. Then, we conquered some steep uphill before plunging into the forest. Unfortunately, the maps here are not very accurate, and our hike was a good 1.5 miles longer (8 total) than originally thought. I am glad we didn't know that at the beginning, because the ascent required at the end of the hike to get to our campsite was something I would have dreaded beforehand. To our pleasant surprise, however, we were greeted with yet another glacier right at the end--even closer than the previous one. With our spirits buoyed, we settled down for the night at Los Perros. We were asleep by 8pm because we had big plans for our third day trekking.

Day 5. Hike through Paso John Gardner and to Campamento Grey. Glaciers! drama! High altitude! More to come.

Day 6. Easy day--hike to Campamento Paine and the first non-camp food we've had. Yum! Also the first big views of the Torres and Cuernos Del Paine. More to come.