On the third day of hiking I woke up rather stiff and also tired after a night with not too much sleep (due to the dormitory effect). But when you see the beautiful nature around you, it is not hard to find the energy again. This day's hike was only 11 km and not too demanding. The only thing to be concerned of was that we now had reached the real windy places of Patagonia. I usually don't have any problems with the wind. 14 years as the girlfriend of a windsurfer has made me quite used to strong winds, so I didn't expect it to be an issue. But it was harder than I thought, since the wind was so cold. The wind was around 18 m/s or 40 mph at the view points. So you needed a a lot of clothes when you were in the windy spots and as soon as you came out of them it became hot (since the sound was still shining). It was hard to find the best balance of clothes/layers. In some of the view points it even felt like the wind would knock me off my feet, but luckily it never did.
Again we had beautiful views on the hike but of a different kind (see below). Here we had the possibility to see the Grey glacier. It was fantastic to see it. First from the distance on our hike and then from the boat (that took us back to Eco Camp) that drove up just next to the glacier.
We didn't reach the pot of gold
Small Ice bergs
We saw another owl
You forget it is summer when it is so cold, but the flowers remind you.
The Grey Glacier from the boat
When we came back to Eco Camp it felt a little like coming home. Even it the tent domes where a bit chilly during the night, everything else about the place was lovely. The dining place, the lounge and the bar were all cozy and warm. We got Pisco Sours every night before dinner, ate a 3 course dinners that tasted fantastic and drank good wines. I mean - who wouldn't like that?!
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