I spent the last two days doing pretty much nothing. the day after my hike, I woke up feeling completely sore *everywhere*. my legs were aching like crazy, and walking or even getting out of bed was difficult. the one other really cool thing to do in Ushuaia is to do this short hike up to a glacier, but I was in no shape for hiking. instead I spent my day reading, being online, and just being lazy. the next day I felt a bit better, but there weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t any buses out of town, so I was stuck in Ushuaia, and still couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be bothered to do anything. the day after that, I had to wake up at 4:30 am to get down to the bus station and hope there were still tickets available to get out of town. luckily there were, and soon enough I was snoozing away on a bus heading north.<\/p>\n
now, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m in a town called Puerto Natales in Chile. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m here to visit this park called Torres Del Paine, one of the most popular parks in all of south America. the scenery is supposed to be stunning and there is really good trekking around the park. the most popular trek is called the “W” because you follow a path that makes a “W” shape through the park. the trek usually takes about 4 days, so as of tomorrow, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m spending 4 days out in the great outdoors.<\/p>\n
the thing is, despite my short stint in the boy scouts at a young age, I really don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know anything at all about trekking or camping. sure I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gone camping over the years… but it was always car camping, where you drive up with your car, haul out all the modern conveniences you could ever want (air mattress, electric inflator, collapsible picnic table, tons of cooking stuff, etc etc etc), and then spend a few days just sitting around, cooking, and taking in the sights. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never really done the real kind of camping, where you hike for hella days and have to haul everything you need w\/ you. <\/p>\n
heh, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s gonna be an interesting 4 days. I rented a tent\/sleeping bag\/mat\/ tiny stove. I still need to figure out what food to bring (something not heavy I hope), figure out how to strap all this junk I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m hauling to my pack, find out what the deal is w\/ water, etc. of course, I could have taken the easy way out. there are some basic shelters in the park, but it turns out that they charge like 32$ a piece and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just for a bed… and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s freezing cold so you still need a sleeping bag etc. total ripoff.<\/p>\n
so, tomorrow, off I go! wish me luck!<\/p>\n
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