It was farewell this morning to fellow travellers that I have met during my stay. We are all like a bunch of gypsies - as some are leaving others are arriving - transient crowd!
My shuttle back to Punta Arenas is not til this afternoon. I decided to take advantage of the warm sunny windless morning (in shirtsleeves!) And take a walk along the interpretative trail leading from the hotel. It was only 2 km but was nice to just get out onto a trail of some kind.
The photo above shows where the hotel is in proximity to the mountains... (Look closely at the base of the mountain). Right there! It looks ranchy because it is. Inside there are hides (sheep or horse) on stools or as cushions. There are a few saddles hanging around for added effect. Sorry Nicole! It is a bit rough for vegetarians!
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The ride back was uneventful which is good considering it is about a five hour trek including pee breaks. I am thinking that the Patagonian puma population may have an obesity problem considering their easy access to so many sheep and guanacos!
We met three sets of cyclists - Two pairs and one single . All were loaded with paniers. Considering the winds and miles of nothing but sheep, these are hardy cyclists!
I was dropped at the hotel around 6:00 which gave time to get to know the nneighborhood before dark. Well considering the sun doesn't set til 9:30, that isn't hard to do.
Keeping my fingers crossed for good weather tomorrow for my tour to see penguins.
Kevin got right on our request and had us booked within the week
Linda Cummings
1 day ago
The info on the website was laid out very well. I did some comparisons with other tours and found Adventure Life met a lot of what I wanted in an Antarctica trip at the cheapest price. Requested a quote on Claudia contacted me right away. She answered a lot of questions the I had via email even though she offered to discuss via phone call. I’m more of an email person so appreciated how she accommodated that and answered all my questions. And when I was ready to book, she quickly got the ball rolling with getting our spots reserved on the trip my friend and I wanted. Thanks again, Claudia!
Hazel Araza
1 day ago
(1) great information on the website and throughout all the "materials." (2) Jane Packer is great: knowledgeable, responsive, takes a personal interest and tone, seems to care about the customer as a person not a sale.
Larry Bethune
1 day ago
great people doing a wonderful job to make our voyages happen.
trudy
2 days ago
For our first trip to Costa Rica, Adventure Life designed a tour that meets the interests, ecological and adventure, of our party; but also takes into account our physical limitations sine we are all septuagenarian. We are looking forward to the trip.