One of the most fameous and must-see places in South America is the national park in Patagonia called Torres del Paine. From El Calafate via Ruta 40 and 7 I crossed the border to Chile again and entered the area around the national park.
The road to Chile was indeed challenging – very strong cross-road winds and temperatures around 6-8 degrees made the trip cold and strugglesome. And on top the Ruta 7 was apparently not a very frequent used road, so like driving on loose coble-stones (size of baby-heads, sorry for the wording, but bike people know the size and trickery of these) mixed with sand and loose gravel. And side-wind blowing 50-80 kmh – ok it was only 75km stretch but did so look forward to paved roads again.
Road into Puerto Natales from the border was all new and an ease to drive – and with the spectacular national park on my right – something to look forward to on second day here.
After a good meal and a single beer early to bed and prepare for the 240km roundtrip of the park – starting with a cave visit at Cueva de Milodón, followed by viewpoints at glacier rivers and waterfalls, lagunas and of course the spectacular mountain views. Unfortunately the weather was not that fantastic so the fameous peaks were hiding in the clouds – but I did get a feeling of the grandeur of this.
Enjoy the pictures – I did …
