We cross back into Chile today as we head south towards Tierra del Fuego. We have a 4 hour drive to the border and we eat lunch on the truck along the way. The border formalities are not too bad - even on the Chile side where they can be a real pain checking for food products.
Due to the fact that we cannot bring any fresh food with us, we have to make a diversion of about 5 hours south to Puerto Natales to go food shopping for the next few days. It is a quiet little town, but the small supermarket has enough for us to stock up. We then have a three hour drive back north to get to the national park of Torres del Paine. This park has been described as being a mini-Alaska with some of the best hiking in the world. We will only have time to take a small sampling.
We arrive at the park at 7:30 PM and set up camp. It is a wonderful location with a view to the towers across the lake. We spend the rest of the evening relaxing around the fire, having a bottle or two of wine and enjoying the view of the towers. The days are starting to get very long as we head further south.