spice is nice in Chile

We returned from our Torres del Paine cirtuit trip two days ago and spent yesterday resting. The weather was great and we only had one day with a little bit of rain. There are two mains treks in Parques Nacional Torres del Paine and we basically did both of them for a total of about 150 km. The national parks down here are run different from the U.S. and we were discouraged at times when the trash would pile up around camps. But overall the scenery was great and we have become good friends with an Irish couple we did the trek with. The four of us are headed to Punta Arenas today and will likely split paths in the next couple days. Toren and I will hopefully be seeing penguins soon as we are planning on doing a boat tour when we arrive in Punta Arenas. Our options are open after Punta Arenas so we will have to make a decision soon as to where we will explore next. We have taken lots of photos, but will not be able to upload any until we return to my friends apartment in Buenos Aires, so look for some in a couple weeks. An update on things we have seen: an armadillo, two owls, flamingos, and a 17km long glacier.