I wasn't sure if Natales deserved a post, then thought we spent almost a week there! We don't have any NG worthy shots, mainly due to being holed up inside recovering from the trek and to the gail force winds and rains that blessed this little town daily.
On the shores of 'Last Sound Hope', it's a very rustic village (complete with authentic packs of dogs) once made its living from fishing, now the bigger money is in tourism... especially in December! It has charm though, and Hostel Kaweska was an ace hostel. Excentric owner Omar was a brilliant host - from cooking us awesome brekkies, practicising spanglish with me, to fixing my sunnies - his casa was our casa.
We also hung out with the hilarious Cory and Justin who lived at the trekking shop Erratic Rock round the corner, bumped into our US trekking buddies again, drank vino (of course!), wrote our crimbo cards (the town was full of Navidad tiendas) and treated ourselves to Cordero al Pato, delicious Patagonian lamb cooked over hot coals. Vive Chile!
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