Punta Arenas - About as Far South as You Can Go in the Americas

Hello You,

Today we travelled from Patagonia to the southern tip of Chile.

Yesterday we wanted to find out if one really never forget how to ride a bike, and despite the extreme winds, we reached the outer edge of the neighboring forest.








 Last night we were rewarded with a gorgeous sunset from the lodge to make us yearn for more time in this amazing place.

And this morning we got caught in a delightful traffic jam as we wound our way out of the mountains. Of course the cattle did all but bump and hump our little Nissan Sentra and the road was a

 bit smeared with their feelings at the moment.














This is as close to getting a high five as you get with these fellows as we waited for 20 minutes while the gouchos convinced the cattle that we weren't aliens or butchers.








And then what? A flock (meaning five) condors graced us with their presence.

And now here, just a few measly kilometers (under 1500) from the antarctic circle, I'm walking around in a tee shirt, jeans, and flip flops. Not very photogenic, so you have to use your imagination. You probably figured out that we are short a bit on laundry and when we dropped it off, we were advised we would be $50 poorer when we picked it up tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow we visit Fort Bulnes which the Chilean Republic established in 1843  to declare its ownership of the Strait of Magellan. Look for a photo of my toe inside the Strait.

Cheers,

Dad