Because of Mona's work, we have to travel during school holidays. With her being off for two full weeks this year, we've hit the road again....this time to Patagonia for a 10-day hiking and outdoor adventures in the southern Andean mountain range. The Patagonia region spans both Chile and Argentina and we're visiting both on this trip.
We actually had this trip planned for Spring Break 2020, but then COVID happened and all travel ceased for the year. It may have been a blessing in disguise as we're able to spend more time here than we would with just a week. It took over 24 hours of planes, trains (at the airport 😆), and automobiles, to travel over 6,200 miles from Dulles Airport to our hotel in Cerro Castillo, Chile on the outskirts of Torres Del Paine National Park. This included over 15 hours of actual flight time and 3.5 hours driving fron our arrival airport in Punta Arenas.
Given our limited amount of sleep, we are in bed early. We had a delicious dinner at our hotel, and now with our full bellies, we hope to reset our internal clocks and adjust to the new time zone. We begin our hiking adventures bright and early tomorrow. First up, the namesake Torres de Paine trail to see the Towers for which the park is named.
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