April 4th, 2019 We got up very early to catch a 7am bus into the park of Torres del Paine to start our trek. Once the sun rose we started catching out first glimpses of Patagonia! The beautiful mountains, the blue lakes, lamas, emus, and flamingos! The clouds were clearing for the first time since…
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Day 58 & 59 – Puerto Natales, Chile
April 2-3, 2019 Rain filled all the days we were in Puerto Natales. We were hoping and praying that it would stop once we began our hike. We couldn’t imagine coming so far and not being able to see all the beauty and mountains around us. We had an easy couple of days in this…
Day 57 – Puerto Natales, Chile
April 1, 2019 Today we took a bus from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales which is the closest town to enter the National Park of Torres del Paine. We found a really cute hostel called the Corner House that we checked into on arrival. This town is totally a backpacker hub for those entering the…
Day 56 – Punta Arenas, Chile
March 31, 2019 We decided to stay in Punta Arenas today before leaving by bus to Puerto Natales. We took this day to go to the store and get groceries for whatever hiking we do once we get into the National park of Torres del Paine. We also did some shopping for some last-minute items. …
Day 54-55 – Costa Rica to Patagonia
March 29-30th, 2019 This morning it was raining, and we had to pack up a wet camp. We shook the tent and everything else out as much as we could before loading everything up and making the drive back to San Jose. We spent the morning on the road until we got back to the…
Day 53 – Rio Celeste, Costa Rica
March 28, 2019 Since we arrived at “Posada Rio Celeste” after dark the night before, we got up excited to see our surroundings. This hotel/campsite was very cute with gardens, a restaurant, hammocks, dogs, and even 2 pretty birds that would mimic you. Brendan and I went for a jog and saw a bit more…
Day 52 – Costa Rica
March 27, 2019 After eating our last breakfast at the hotel and spending ample time saying goodbye to our “bed” while taking several pictures of us in the bed, we checked out and started on our next journey. At the hostel where we stayed at the first night in San Jose, we saw an advertisement…
Day 51 – Jaco Beach, Costa Rica
March 26, 2019 After another great breakfast, we got ready for a day trip to Jaco beach. The beach was about 2 hours away and we got to see some more of Costa Rica from the car. Jaco beach was a cute little town with many shops and restaurants. We walked around the town a…
Day 50 – San Jose, Costa Rica
March 25, 2019 Today we got up and enjoyed the most amazing buffet breakfast that our room came with. I think we each made two trips and ate until we couldn’t anymore. Feeling great after a good night’s sleep and big breakfast, we set out to explore the area in our rental car. We cruised…
Day 49 – San Jose, Costa Rica
March 24, 2019 For our birthdays, my Mom and Chris treated us to 3 nights in a beautiful hotel in San Jose. We rented a car for the week and headed to the hotel. Even though the house-over-the water in Panama was incredible and clean, sleeping in a room with no bugs, cold AC, and…