Puerto Natales

June 12th - We woke up early to catch a bus to a town a few hours to the north called Puerto Natales. Puerto Natales is the jumping off point for Torres del Paine National Park, which is the South American equivalent of Yosemite. The bus took up half of the daylight hours, and we spent the rest of daylight wandering around Puerto Natales, which is on the banks of a fjord and surrounded by impressive mountains. There were flamingos in the fjord, as well as black-necked swans and assorted ducks. We stayed in a great hostel, and had a pleasant evening cooking, drinking coffee, watching movies, and planning our next few days.


Chiloe Wigeon in the fjord next to Puerto Natales


A Black-necked Swan


The fjord next to Puerto Natales


One of the flamingos that inhabits the fjord.