Part 3 - The walk - Day 5

Everything was going according to the plan. I woke up at 9:00 only disappointed because it was not possible to see the Southern Cross that night. I have only two nights left in Punta Arenas to see it. Afterwhile, it will be too late. I really wanted to see it from here because the orientation of the cross is different regarding the latitude you are on.

It was December 25^th, so the first Catamaran was sailing at 12:30 (9:30 normally). SoI took my time to have a breakfast and pack-up. After that I went up on a hill to have a view on the lake.

The colour was still amazing and the weather still very nice.

Gear up and welcome aboard. The crossing of the lake does worth the 12 000 pesos once have to pay, because everything is really beautifull... Did I mention Torres del Paine was a nice place to see ?

And when you think you have seen it all, you are still surpised with a waterfall...

The catamaran stop in Pudeto where the bus to Puerto Natales is waiting. But before I leave there was still the surprise of some local wildlife...

After we left Pudeto with the bus, we go to Laguna Amarga (where my journey started) and we were joined by the last group. Then started the two-hours way back to Puerto Natales. I slept and enjoyed the landscape.

Arrived at 16:44 I only had time to thanks the driver, take my bag quickly and walk/run to the Fernandez bus station. The bus was going at 17:00 and I had it lucky me.

So I had my 3-hours trip back through the steppe, which is a long time to ask yourself why someone would like to found a city in Puerto Natales. The only thing I remember from my travel guide : it was a fishing-men town. I told myself that it would also have worked somewhere else on the strait of Magellan, just like Punta Arenas.

We are maybe at 500km from the Cape Horn, but it seems near from here.

Anyway I arrived at Punta Arenas (Hostal Independencia) which is a really good place. For only 10 000 pesos I had to days of bed (in a room shared with three other people) and good breakfast.

I left the Hostal while there is still daylight and I go to the american restaurant I saw in the travel book. I was able to take some maney from the bank, and I ate warm (and with avocado...).

Everything was well.