20+ hours of travel later, we landed at Punta Arenas, Chile to a brisk wind and gray skies. The last flight from Puerto Montt was definitely the first commercial flight I've ever been on where the pilot not only announced when we were passing cool things outside our window (like the Fitz Roy range, glaciers and Torres del Paine) but also made swooping turns so we could get a better view outside the left side window which we were thankfully on. So cool! The funny part was Mark slept through most of it but we had gaggles of people peering over us to see the beautiful views!
Upon arrival, we checked in to the German-Chilean hospadaje in town and fit in some warm clothing shopping before our tour to the penguin colony at Seno Otway. Since we are not venturing further south or wanting to spend even more money to see them, this was a perfect way to see a few penguins in their native environment without breaking the tourist bank (we are now in a much more developed country so I may groan about the prices every once in a while!). The lil penguinos were so cute and the landscape was beautiful.
We then ventured to the supermercado for groceries since things are most likely a little cheaper here than Puerto Natales. We also will finally be able to eat the dehydrated food this week that we have been carrying with us since the US! Hopefully, we will spend less than $150 for food for the 8 or 9 trekking days which is much cheaper than we'd spend if we ate at the refugios for $15-30/meal. Lots more to coordinate for that once we arrive in Puerto Natales tomorrow! Til then, hola from the farthest south I've ever been in my life (and my first time back south of the equator since high school!)
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