Today is the day. My flight leaves Charlotte at 4:35pm and the overwhelming feeling I have is how blessed I am. The past few weeks have been filled with good friends and few worries. I have been able to spend lots of time with my family including my brother, his wife, and their three adorable kids in Chattanooga. I have met new people and caught up with old friends. I have been humbled by their generosity, and have worked to strike back with some of my own :). Everything I have needed has been provided, and then some. I have all of the equipment I need and everything seems to be in place for what I'm sure will become one of the highlights of my entire life.
I will arrive in Punta Arenas, Chile around 2:30 pm on Friday, and find a hostel to store the majority of our gear. From there Steph and I will travel on a bus to the city of Puerto Natales, gateway to Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. Meanwhile, Mike will be finishing up his park ranger job in El Chalten (he has already been to Torres del Paine several times) and working his way south to meet us in Puerto Natales after our 4 day hike. As of right now the weather is supposed to be perfect so I am very excited about this start to our trip. Torres del Paine is the quintessential Patagonian park and the first item I will be crossing off my bucket list in South America.
After our rendezvous with Mike we will head back to Punta Arenas to locate and purchase a vehicle (wish us luck!). After that we begin our journey up the continent in what I'm sure will become an expedition full of stories and adventures.
Once again, this first part of our journey is very remote and I am not sure what the availability of internet will be, but I will update everyone here as soon as possible! Thank you so much for everything you all mean to me! The next post will be from somewhere in the heart of Andean Patagonia.
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