Kirukkalkal

Our trip to Patagonia was a much anticipated one, but the experience was quite different from our previous trips. We were expecting it to be quite different from our other trips as the region we planned to go is more rugged and more remote, spanning regions in Chile and Argentina with tall peaks of jagged mountains almost at the edge of the world. We looked forward to hikes in those arid regions surrounded by mountains, glaciers and glacial lakes. The videos we saw before the trip had upped our expectations and eagerness that we needed to temper our expectations owing to the unpredictable wild weather patterns and frequent winds with up to 60kmph in that portion of Patagonia. We started with the ~11hr flight from JFK, landed in Santiago, Chile and had some time to spend there before heading south. The City Express by Marriott did let us check in early for a fee that helped us relax a bit before we took a 4-hr shuttle of the city tour by Ollagua Travels , arranged by the hotel front-d...