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Karen & Hayes at the End of the World

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by: Karen Griffith-Hedberg
This was our first trip with Adventure Life. I think it won’t be the last! We wanted to go to Cape Horn, to visit the famous Torres del Paine park of Patagonia, and the Argentine glaciers. Adventure Life let us do it all in 2 weeks.

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Karen & Hayes at the End of the World

Want to go? End of the World, M/V Mare Australis, M/V Via Australis

I went to: Argentina, Chile, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Punta Arenas, Torres del Paine, El Chalten, El Calafate, Patagonia
The Torres del Paine peaks finally appear from the cloudsKaren & Hayes at the back of the Casa Rosada in Buenos AiresKaren in Buenos AiresHayes and the Peace Bear exhibit in Buenos Airesupscale Puerto Madero area, Buenos Airesfirst view of Patagonia as we approached UshuaiaThe Andes above Ushuaiaview of Ushuaia from across the baythe Via Australis at dock, seen from hill in UshuaiaHayes in our cabintango demonstration before we left portlast view of Ushuaia as we pull away from the dock upper deck of the Via Australis; lowering Zodiac boatsthe back of the ship, Zodiac loading zoneThe memorial at Cape Hornwalking toward the lighthouse on Cape HornShackleton went that way!near Cape HornVia Australis by Wulaia Baytypical trees on shore at Wulaia BayHayes on hill by Wuluaia Baycomputerized ship chart showing our next destinationZodiac boats heading off to fjord w/ Piloto & Nena GlaciersPiloto GlacierBrown-tongued Nena GlacierKaren and Hayes in front of Piloto GlacierMagdalena Island & the penguins; we cannot disembark, darn!The Milodon Cavern (looking out)View of the Andes in the distance from near Milodon caveThe exciting bridge over the Rio Painethe sign about that exciting bridgesometimes we did walk acrossTorres del Paine Eco Camp, a spectacular setting!Eco Camphome sweet eco-camp homein the dining dome at Eco CampPink Flamingos, Torres del Painefox with lunch in mouthLaguna Grey, going to collect trekkers from shoreGrey Glacier in the rainGrey GlacierGrey Glacier Grey Glacier, closer yetGrey Glacier with stripes!iceburg on Laguna GreyAt Salto Grande viewpoint WINDY!Salto Grande waterfallanother sunny warm day in Torres del Paineguanaco posingguanaco, Torres del Paine parkrhea by the roadmore guanacos in Torres del Paine parkand yet more guanacos...condor on the windshiking to the pictograph sitesome of the pictographs, Torres del Painenear the pictograph site, Torres del PaineKaren and Hayes on hillside just below pictographsour guide at the Eco Camp, FlashSo the day we leave, the sun comes out!last morning in Eco Campsome scenery as we leave Torres del Paine behindBadlands between El Calafate and El Chaltennear the El Pilar Hosteria: the Cerro Electrico view up Fitz Roy river valley toward Cerro SoloPedro takes our photo on hike up to Glacier GrandeCerro Solo (peak), Glacier Grande in valley, Fitz Roy areabetween old moraine lines, valley below Laguna TorreLaguna Torre, Glacier Grande beyondgoing across the Fitz Roy on a ziplineground-down rock dam at front of Glacier GrandePedro, our guide, ponders where to take us on the glacierfront edge of Glacier GrandeHayes straps on cramponsPedro inspects as Hayes gears up, Glacier GrandeHayes tries ice tools on Glacier GrandeCerro Torre is the left most peakCerro Torre almost out of the cloudslooking past Glacier Grande to Torre Glaciergoing into a blue hole, Glacier GrandeHayes and Pedro in a blue hole in Glacier Grandeclimbing back outdid we remember the SPF 70 sunscreen?Hayes and Karen on Glacier Grandeheading back toward El Chalten, a long walk startsCafe La Leona; coffee stop on road back to El CalafatePaco Guanaco isnt sure about thisriver by Cafe La Leonaour plane for Buenos Aires, at the El Calafate airportsouvenir: rhodochrosite penguino

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