The best part about the plane ride from Santiago down to Patagonia was not flying past the erupting Chaitan volcano, but getting to see all of the enormous glaciers rampaging about the place.
We flew into Punta Arenas, and wandered down to the beach to look out across the Strait of Magellan towards Tierra del Fuego. Because we could. And stood at 53° 10′ latitude on the beach, and felt very southerly. Unfortunately we weren’t going any further South, and instead wandered up North to Puerto Natales.
Puerto Natales had brightly coloured doors
And flamingos! They looked very flamboyant against the dull grey of the cloudy day and icy water.
