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Waking up to the Luis de Saboya Glacier
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Hey, everyone! I got lost for a couple of days, one being in transit back home, and one more in which I blacked out, sleeping for about 24 hours, haha, but I’m ready to continue sharing some more photos from Tierra del Fuego!
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After we kayaked with those humpbacks we sailed all night through the Trait of Magellan to get closer to the spot where we would meet the rest of group. We got up early morning while it was still dark to prepare all our stuff to jump off the Expedición Fitz Roy boat once we reached Caleta María.
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As we were finishing with breakfast, the light of day started creeping in, revealing the beautiful landscapes of the Darwin range we were sailing by. It didn’t take long for the massive Luis de Saboya glacier to appear behind a mountain, and all of us rushed out to enjoy the amazing view.
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Once energized with the chilly wind and awesome view of the glacier, we were ready to take on another day of #AdventureWeekTDF and made our way back to land in Tierra del Fuego. Not at all a bad way to wake up for adventure!

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Kayaking with humpback whales in the Strait of Magellan
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Having grown up in Los Cabos, I’m no stranger to whales. I saw them for the first time when I arrived there at the age of 9, driving with my mom and some friends to a lookout point where we could see them from afar while having a picnic. Then on a boat, where a calf put out such a great show, breaching over and over again right next to us, even splashing us. Then a couple of years ago I had a gray whale at petting distance in San Ignacio Lagoon in the North side of Baja California Sur.
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Sometime later I had the pleasure of watching them breach in Costa Rica and then in Alaska. It was like finding family by chance in another country.
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But enough of bragging rights. The point is, while I’d repeat any of those again, it’s going to be hard to top kayaking next to three humpbacks in the Strait of Magellan. That is such a personal connection with this gentle giants I love, and it was amazing to do it with a group of people that appreciated them as I do.
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Praise well deserved to @kayakaguafresca and Expedición Fitz Roy for such an amazing tour. This was definitely one of the highlights of #AdventureWeekTDF.

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Fuerte Bulnes: A National Monument of Chile
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Before the city of Punta Arenas existed, in their colonisation efforts of this region Chile built a fort a little bit to the South of this famous Sandy Point. It stood there for some time, giving the country control over the Strait of Magellan, but was eventually left behind when Punta Arenas was established.
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It was in ruins for a long time, and even set on fire during a mutiny, but given its importance in the establishment of Chile in the region, for its 100 years anniversary it was rebuilt as a replica, and eventually declared a National Monument.
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The place is amazing and very well conserved. Walking through it’s huts and chapel, and by its walls and cannons, it’s very easy to imagine what life was like in there, and to satisfy the adventurer’s heart even more, apart from the passionate history lesson you can get from your guide, there’s also a few trails along the coast and through the forest that are pretty cool to explore, and on the way to the fort you can also find another really awesome museum about the history of the Strait of Magellan.
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I highly recommend visiting early in the morning, and definitely don’t forget your camera. The beautiful light of the sunrise really adds an amazing aura to the place that will make you fall in love with its stories.

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Gaucho on the way to Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego
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Alright! We’re just back to Punta Arenas after exploring the Chilean side of #AdventureWeekTDF, and I must say it was amazing! I wish I could have shared those moments day by day as we were experiencing them, but one of the highlights of this part of Tierra del Fuego is that it’s still pretty wild, so no wifi, no cell phone signal, no instagram! I’ll be sharing them on the next few days, and there’s also some moments from Argentina that I want to share with you, but first let us show some love to our host for the last couple of days, @patagoniacl.
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Chilean Tierra del Fuego is all about disconnecting from modern life and immersing yourself in this wild, untamed place. In this following series, you’ll see our visit to a fort from mid 1800s, our adventure on a really cool expedition boat through the Strait of Magellan that includes kayaking with humpback whales and the visit to a massive glacier, and a little bit of wildlife, so don’t forget to follow so you don’t miss one of them.
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We’ll start small for now, though, with one of my favourite things about the place. Given it is so untamed, highlights can be up to a couple of hours apart from each other, so you’ll have some driving ahead of you. While this may sound a bit off-putting for some, the scenery and moments you’ll find along the way will keep you your adventurer’s heart at ease.
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One of these common sights are Gauchos, local sheep-herders that are well known part of the Patagonian culture, always surrounded by their loyal pack of dogs that helps them keep the sheep in line.
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Mix their strong presence, a few snowy peaks in the background and the never-ending, beautiful cloud-diffused light of Tierra del Fuego and you’ll get a captivating scene that unfolds before you and mesmerizes you with the Patagonian way of life.

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The Desdemona: A Stranded Ship in Tierra del Fuego
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This huge German-built ship navigated the Argentinian coast for 30 years before being stranded in 1983. In that occasion it made it out of the situation but two years later a storm caused hull damage to it and got stranded again on Cabo San Pablo.
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It’s been sitting there ever since, a symbol of its own story. Walking around it feels like you are strolling through a natural museum or movie set, and if you take a look inside the huge hole in the back of the hull you can still see some of the cement sacks it was transporting originally.
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Tierra del Fuego is definitely a wild place, full of interesting stories, and to have the opportunity to see the remains of one right where it happened was a pretty unique experience.

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