Adventure time again! It's been a while since I attempted a serious bit of walking, well, Covid and then teaching got in the way. So, where to go? Well, given the time of year, the southern hemisphere makes sense, and I fancied visiting a country I've never been to before. A bit of research and I came up with... Chile. The plan is to head to Cabo Froward, which is the southern tip of the main landmass of South America - yes, plenty more land further south, but all islands of various sizes. From Cabo Froward I will walk north, I do have a plan but no idea how far I will get.
It is of course not easy to get to such an isolated spot, and starting from Thailand, 'just' the other side of the Pacific, doesn't help. Three long haul flights, one after the other, via Vancouver and Toronto, gets me to the capital, Santiago, where I can rest for a night. I am not loving the packed streets around the bus station, market stalls crowd the sidewalks and often fill the road and progress is slow. It is quieter near my hotel, and general impressions of Chile are good. I buy a very tasty empanada - they are everywhere it seems. I also find some tasty beer and of course a burger, and the breakfast at my hotel is excellent. All pretty cheap too.
Two more flights the next day, wow I am such a jet-setter. At least this time only one plane is involved, it lands at Puerto Montt, I stay on board and a little later it takes off for Punta Arenas. The whole thing goes without a hitch, and I am in time for some beer and tonight, pizza. Punta Arenas is nice, pretty big but with a frontier town feel, lots of wooden houses. I spend a day shopping, gas for cooking, trekking poles, and of course lots of food. I will be back in a week, I can do some sightseeing then..
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