So we figured renting a car and driving it to the park ourselves will cost a little more but provide us with an unprecedented level of freedom... and so we did! for 45,000 Chilean Pesos (90USD) we got a deal for a sweet 4-wheel drive for a whole day. Driving in Chile? Imagine that. But it was splendid because there were hardly any other vehicles on the road (I dont even know why they have roads?).
Torres Del Paine (Towers of granite) from Lago Azul
Some history: basically crazy rock formations shaped by the alternating melting and freezing from repetitive ice ages over the years and the Pantagonian weather.
Some geography: magma intrusions penetrating the rock forming the granite that withstands erosion at a different pace compared to its surrounding rocks.
GLOBAL FREAKING WARMING:
Monstrous chunks of ice which fell off from the mega glacier grey.
and so after a little Chilean adventure... back through the Border, we are in Argentina again. Thankfully it was the smoothest border crossings we had.
Food and such
Ater having boiled vegetables, homemade pasta and whatever creativity we could throw into the pot for 3 days, we feasted today at a buffet (for $13USD which is a budget burst). Esto se llama un ASADO. The strangest part was that we were having this traditional Argentinian grilled-meat meal in a restaurant owned by a Chinese man (damn it are they taking over the world? Even in Argentina?). Having the mandarin song One Night In Beijing play in the background was at best, weird and out of place. But whatever, we feasted like Kings.
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