Rio Grande to Puerto Natales
What starts as an every day trip becomes a photographic adventure as we come across some ship wrecks (Amadeo and Ambassador) on the Chilean side. Our time limit of 45 minutes probably turns into 2 hours.
And then there is a deserted estancia San Gregorio (mentioned in Chatwin's In Patagonia). The owners must have fled in disorder as the inside of the shearers has piles of wool and sheep skins and of course that smell that make the whole thing spooky.
Well, after this highly existing stop and a cool drink to wash the sheep down (including a chat with an Argentinian couple) we continue to find another deserted town: Puerto Natales. First night in Chile. The hotel is basically empty and the receptionist has plenty of time to give us advice (a novelty). The town is great and we find this wonderful restaurant where we are talked into having sheep. We decide to have it as a starter - it tastes good - but the maindish is beef again. We try to make reservations in Torres del Paine but have not success (not a big problem as we find out later). Even the owner of restaurant tries to help us.
No comments:
Post a Comment