I’m going to keep it short tonight because I have to get up early tomorrow. I’m currently in Puerto Natales, Chile, after a great 4 days in Ushuaia. I hiked to an emerald lake, walked around a national park, cruised the Beagle channel, and met some great people. Yesterday was 14 hours on the bus and today I spent all day walking around shopping for food and renting gear because tomorrow I’m heading off to Torres del Paine national park, which is supposed to have some truly breathtaking scenery. There are a few different backpacking trips that people do in the park but I’ll be going for the O, which is a loop around the park that typically takes 8 days. The hiking itself is not supposed to be that bad but the weather is famously difficult, and the forecast for the next week looks… difficult (not to worry, there are park rangers managing everything and tons of people in the park, I won’t die). So yeah. I’m preparing myself for a few days of misery and hoping for some luck in between. Either way the views are going to be grand and I’ll have plenty of time for quiet contemplation. Sorry to keep it so short but I’ll need at least a day or two of nothing when I get back so I’ll be sure to write a full update with pictures then.