Patagonia Fin del Mundo – 2017

BOZZA #3

15/12/17 MXP/FRA (19:45) – GRU (04:50+1)
16/12/17 GRU (08:05) – Santiago (11:25)
17/12/17 SCL (12:39) – Puerto Monnt (14:23)
18/12/17 Puerto Monnt – Faro Punta corona – Pinguinera de Puñihuil – Castro
19/12/17 Castro – Parque Nacional de Cucao – Dalcahue – Curaco de Velez – Achao – Quinchao – Tenaun– Castro
20/12/17 Castro – Ancud – Chacao – Puerto Montt – Cta Puelche – Hornopiren
21/12/17 Parque Hornopiren – Fiordo Leptepu (o Comau) – Leptepu – Fiordo Renihue – Caleta Gonzalo – Parque Queylat e il ghiacciaio sospeso (2 ORE DI ESCURSIONE) – Termas El Amarillo – Chaiten
22/12/17 Chaiten – La Junta – Coyhaique
23/12/17 Coyhaique – esc. Laguna e Glaciar San Rafael – Coyahique
24/12/17 Coyahique – Villa Cerro Castillo – Cueva de las Manos de Cerro Castillo – Puerto Rio Tranquilo
25/12/17 Puerto Rio Tranquilo – Capilla De Marmol – Cochrane – Caleta Tortel
26/12/17 Caleta Tortel – Villa O’Higgins
27/12/17 Villa O’Higgins – glaciar O’Higgins -Lago O’Higgins/San Martin – Candelario Mancilla
28/12/17 Candelario Mancilla – Confine Cile/Argentina – Lago del Desierto – El Chalten (21:00)
29/12/17 El Chalten – partenza dall´abitato di El Chalten – Trekking Cerro Torre (Laguna Torre) – El Chalten
30/12/17 El Chalten – Hosteria El Pilar – trekking Fitz Roy – Laguna Nimez (?) – El Calafate
31/12/17 El Calafate – Minitrkking sobre el Glaciar Perito Moreno – El Calafate
01/01/18 El Calafate (7:00) – Parco Torres del Paine – Laguna Azul – rifugio Laguna Amarga
02/01/18 Rifugio Laguna Amarga – Trekking Torries del Paine – rifugio Laguna Amarga (3 doppie, 1 tripla – 90US$/pax)
03/01/18 Laguna Aramarga – Parco Torres del Paine (circuito auto – Trekking Salto Grande e Mirador Cuernos (2h)- Trekking Lago Grey (1h30) – Puerto Natales
04/01/18 Puerto Natales – Punta Arenas – Navigazione Punta Arenas/Puerto Williams h18:00
05/01/18 Navigazione arrivo h23:59 – Puerto Williams
06/01/18 Puerto Williams (11:10) – Isla Magdalenas (16:00 – 20:00) – Punta Arenas
07/01/18 Punta Arenas (09:31) – SCL (14:02) (19:55)
08/01/18 FRA (17:40)

BOZZA #2

venerdì, 15. dicembre 2017

MXP – FRA – SCL

sabato, 16. dicembre 2017

Santiago

domenica, 17. dicembre 2017

SCL – Puerto Monnt

lunedì, 18. dicembre 2017

Puerto Monnt – Faro Punta corona – Pinguinera de Puñihuil – Ancud

martedì, 19. dicembre 2017

Ancud – Castro – Parque Nacional de Cucao – Castro

mercoledì, 20. dicembre 2017

Castro – Dalcahue – Curaco de Velez – Achao – Quinchao – Tenaun – Castro

giovedì, 21. dicembre 2017

Castro – Ancud – Chacao – Puerto Montt – Cta Puelche – Hornopiren

venerdì, 22. dicembre 2017

Hornopiren – Fiordo Leptepu (o Comau) – Leptepu – Fiordo Renihue – Caleta Gonzalo – Chaiten

sabato, 23. dicembre 2017

Chaiten – Termas El Amarillo – La Junta – Coyhaique

domenica, 24. dicembre 2017

Coyhaique – Villa Cerro Castillo – Cueva de las Manos de Cerro Castillo – Puerto Rio Tranquilo

lunedì, 25. dicembre 2017

Puerto Rio Tranquilo – esc. Laguna e Glaciar San Rafael – Puerto Rio Tranquillo

martedì, 26. dicembre 2017

Puerto Rio Tranquilo – Cochrane – Caleta Tortel

mercoledì, 27. dicembre 2017

Caleta Tortel – Villa O’Higgins

giovedì, 28. dicembre 2017

Villa O’Higgins – glaciar O’Higgins -Lago O’Higgins/San Martin – Candelario Mancilla

venerdì, 29. dicembre 2017

Cancelario Mancilla – Confine Cile/Argentina – Lago del Desierto – El Chalten

sabato, 30. dicembre 2017

El Chalten – Hosteria El Pilar – esc. Fitz Roy – El Chalten

domenica, 31. dicembre 2017

El Chalten – esc. Laguna Torre – El Calafate

lunedì, 1. gennaio 2018

El Calafate – esc. Lago Argentino e Glaciar Perito Moreno – Puerto Natales (?)

martedì, 2. gennaio 2018

Puerto Natales  – Torres del Paine giornata intera – Punta Arenas (?)

mercoledì, 3. gennaio 2018

Punta Arenas – Seno Otaway – Isla Magdalenas

giovedì, 4. gennaio 2018

Navigazione Punta Arenas – Puerto Williams h18:00

venerdì, 5. gennaio 2018

Navigazione arrivo h23:59

sabato, 6. gennaio 2018

Puerto Williams – Punta Arenas

domenica, 7. gennaio 2018

Punta Arenas – SCL – Volo

lunedì, 8. gennaio 2018

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Nepal: in Mustang, trekking nell’Ultimo Regno (di Elena Grobberio)

di Elena Grobberio

“Il territorio del Mustang è percorribile solo a piedi lungo sentieri di montagna, seguendo la via carovaniera che per secoli ha consentito il commercio del sale tra India e Tibet.

Un luogo non scontato, imprevedibile, da scoprire cercando di comprenderne la profondità, conoscendo meglio anche se stessi, le proprie reazioni e la capacità di far fronte, accettare e apprezzare situazioni inusuali, a volte stimolanti ma molto spesso altrettanto scomode e faticose.

Succede percorrendo a passo lento “l’antico regno di Lho”, il Mustang, una piccola enclave himalaiana, arida e rocciosa, senza strade tracciate che sulla cartina appare come un dito puntato dal Nepal verso nord e il Tibet, intervallata da monasteri arroccati e valli impervie.

Un microcosmo primitivo, a tratti inquietante e poco conosciuto, preservato in un ambiente selvaggio, quasi lunare, dall’assalto del turismo di massa da un numero limitato di visti turistici.”

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E’ stato un viaggio nel tempo, in cammino alla ricerca di questa terra segreta fra le vette dell’Himalaya.

Vallate immense ed incontaminate, circondate da vette maestose che ti fanno sentire così piccolo.

Mano a mano che avanzi in questo Paradiso ti accorgi che dentro di te, qualcosa sta cambiando, qualcosa è cambiato e godi, semplicemente godi di tutto ciò che ti circonda.

E mi lascio travolgere dalle sconfinate vallate, ed il mio sguardo viene rapito dalle aride rocce variopinte mentre lassù, alta in cielo, dietro quelle bianche nuvole so che svetta la cima dell’Annapurna.

Eccolo il gigante bianco che si fa vedere davanti ai miei occhi solo per qualche istante, che spettacolo.

Con calma procedo lungo il greto del fiume e proseguo adesso davanti a campi coltivati, ammirando ora un gruppetto di donne festose che raccolgono il grano saraceno mentre i bambini allegri ci vengono incontro, desiderosi di comunicare con noi.

Eccomi impacciata mentre attraverso con non poca difficoltà il fiume che scorre impetuoso. Punto i piedi ed avanzo lenta ma decisa, lo sguardo fisso nella corrente che pare voglia portarmi con sé ma, pacatamente incedo, ce l’ho fatta anche stavolta

Ora è giunto il momento di chiudere gli occhi, voglio fissare le immagini, desidero suggellare ogni istante di questo viaggio anche se so che dentro di me rimarrà per sempre.

Ogni attimo vissuto in questo Paradiso, ogni scorcio visto ed ogni granello di polvere che si è alzata al mio passaggio, per sempre con me.

Ah, questo magico incantato Mustang!

Meravigliosi i miei compagni di avventura con i quali mi auguro di vivere altre emozioni lungo i sentieri del mondo.

Grazie per ogni cosa vissuta insieme, sempre con il sorriso!

Anna Lisa, Davide, Domenico, Gianluca, Marco, Paolo, Roberta, Valeria

Landing in the past, departing from the future!

13.11.2016 New Zealand / 12.11.2016 Rarotonga – 12,4km

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International date line

We left Christchurch with a 11:00 flight to Auckland.

The drop off at ACE was perfect, no problem, fast and the shuttle to the airport last just few minutes.

Arrived in Auckland we decided to send another bag direct to Rarotonga and to leave mine at Ibis hotel, where I will sleep at my return.

In the international you could find the yellow bus that would drop you to the hotels close to the airport for 6NZ$ only. The bus is regular every 30 minutes.

Ibis Hotel is really close to the international and you could even walk 15 minutes (880 m)

Crossing the International Date line, even if it’s an imaginary line on the surface of the earth let you feel really strange…
I will arrive yesterday night and I will live twice the 13th November!
Our new time zone is -23 hours Auckland time, -11 hours Zulu Time

From Christchurch via Auckland to Rarotonga

The muffin explosion!

11.11.2016 – 312,6 km

The Catlins are marvellous, even with a grey sky, the rainforest you find all around you will make you alive… and more than this!!!

Rainforest in the Catlins

The lake Wilkie is dark and give you the opportunity to see the different stage of the forest that will decrease until the sea border. Really amazing!


Then on the way the most photographed waterfalls of New Zealand.

The most photographed waterfall in New Zealand

At Owaka we had breakfast. The lady of the shop on the move told us that she would come in April 2017 in Italy, from Sicily to Valentino Rossi’s town to have a pizza. She is a fan!!!

Valentini Rossi’s fan

We arrived at Dunedin with a grey sky, no sun, so we had just a quick look of this beautiful city,

Marvelous Dunedin

a drive in Baldwin street, the Wrold’s steepest street

Baldwin street

and just drive in the Otago Peninsula until Portobello. I guess that Dunedin will worth at least a day, but we must move and we drive then to Oamaru.

Otago Peninsula

When we arrive to our family, we were really happy about our choice. Amazing location, warm welcome, great children, delicious Shefferd pie and lovely cats and dog. Then we started to play with the children. It made everybody laugh!with the pillow war, one shot total exploded one muffin! 😂😂😂

Our family in Dunedin

But we booked the Penguins view in the Blue colony and after dinner we just move to the show…

Time with children

Yes, the show, this is the right word. NEVER EVER IN MY LIFE AGAIN!!! The commentary was too loud and was completely scaring the penguins, people all over, too close with the animals that was waiting too long to come back to the nest. The tunnels that drive the penguins to the tourists!!! Please do not go!!! Better to wait and to see just one or none, in the wild and not scaring them like in this terrible touristic show!

We met then 2 scared penguins in the road to home… the road should be closed! Those are animals!!!

Penguin crossing the street

Just relaxing…

12.11.2016 – km

Today is a relaxing day. Just spent few hours with our great and amazing family.

Springhill Farmstay

We had a walk around the garden, milked the goat, saw the chickens, the baby goats and the sheep that think to be a goat… amazing!

Animals!

Then after seeing the two children cooking, we drove through Oamaru, to see the artist street, with plenty of rare books and artists selling their products.

Artist in Oamaru

Then drive to Christchurch.

Christchurch

Now, I was expecting an active city, full of people outside in the road, like Wellington, even better. It could be the lazy Saturday around 17:00, the fry of the sky, but I could feel the sadness in the eyes of the people. Frankly speeking, not so much to see, not so much to do… just few shops, all around Chinese.

Christchurch historic tram tour

The owner of the house where we sleep, Chinese as well, live here since 16 years. She is happy, she would not change Christchurch with Wellington, never with Auckland. She told us that the reconstruction started with people’s houses, then, just last year, with the building in center…

Waking in Christchurch city center

Anyhow, everything is an open construction site and leave the ineluctable sadness…

Milford sound

09.11.2016 – km

We decided to buy a full package with a cruise in the Milford Sound from Te Anau.

Waterfalls is everywhere after a rainy day

I do suggest to do the same thing:

The way to Milford Sound

1. You will have finally a day off from your drive and this is a great and amazing think

The “highway”

2. With many rental cars you would not be allowed to drive in this road. It is not so dramatic, but too busy, really narrow

Amazing waterfall

3. You would see everything with the right pace, and you would arrive “just in time” to get the best place in your boat!!!

Just on the “highway”

The “highway” to the Milford sound is amazing, breathtaking, the Sounds itself gorgeous!

Reflection lake

When we came back we had just a walk across Te Anau, really beautiful with the sunshine.

Starting point of the Milford Track

We decided to eat something with a good wine in a great pick nick area in front of the lake.

Drinking wine @ Te Anau lake

And then we saw the sunset with a little girl that was swimming with her dog while her mother was caressing their home sheep!

Family @ lake

And thence we came forth to see again the stars…

07 November 2016 – 335,5 km

And when you wake up in the morning and you see the sun after the heavy rain, your day could be only a great one!!!

An easy walk of about 2,5 km to arrive directly at 750m from the Franz Josef Glacier… Amazing!!!

Walking to the Franz Josef Glacier
Franz Josef Glacier

The road to the Fox Glacier Town is really beautiful and we drove directly to the lake Matheson to see the reflection of the Mount Cook. You can see the amount Cook while you are driving!!!

Mount Cook
And now we are deep in the rainforest and then the sea, at Bruce Bay. Tasman sea, the ocean with big breakers.

Bruce bay

Then again rainforest, until lake Paringa, a breathtaking lake where people fish the Whitebait. The season last only 2,5 month, until the 14 of November. So we are lucky and the whitebaits really delicious!!!

Whitebait capital

After Haast, we will start a winding road to theHaast Pass (a little more than 500m height) to arrive in the Lake District!

Wanaka lake

Marvelous! I tried to make some shot, but the panorama are so beautiful and unique!!!

Lake Hawea

We spent the night in Wanaka, just relaxing and having some beer and wine.

Reflection at Lake Wanaka

What a marvelous day!!!

Family, gulls and a breathtaking Panorama

Ready to go?

Just arrived at Frankfurt airport.

Technology is all over! Self check in, self baggage drop off… I would really wonder why do we need to be so early for the flight, as I spent only 15 minute total with passport and security check!!!

My flight is at 17:15, so still some time remaining to eat and relax….

And then, ready to go!!!

Under the rain…

06 November 2016 – 340,4km

Today was a rainy day, but this is the west coast and the South Island…

We start from Cape Foulwind to see the Seal Colony; just few of them, but agai, a must to see. The panorama is breathtaking, with a long sandy beach and the rocks that are popping up from the sea.

Cape Foulwind

Two gulls are in the mating season and the male is dancing in front of the female. So cute!

Mating gulls

We had a stop over in Charleston, I guess 2 people city, not more, for a egg and bacon and then we drove through the coastal highway, the sea on the right, rainforest on the left… the perfect daydream

Driving trough the coastal highway

We visit the Pancake rock with a miserable stormy weather… the tide was low, so no splash inside the multiple holes, but the rocks itself were incredible. It really seams a multiple layers of pancakes!!!

Pancakes rocks

Hokitika is the city of the jade and the whitebait… nothing more.

Along the road to Franz Joseph there was raining cats and dogs!!! We also stopped because we were not able to see.

“Beautiful” weather

We just decided to spend our time just relaxing in the hot pools having a dinner and planning for the day after…

Relaxing at Glacier hot Pools

And then, as if by magic, the Franz Josef Glacier appears!

Franz Josef Glacier

The end of the world…

05 November 2016 – 566,4km

Takaka is an hippie town and the organic market is every Saturday. You can find really great and delicious product, people are peaceful, happy and smart and worth for sure a visit!

Takaka Saturday market

The same I should say about Pupu spring, the cleanest spring in the world. A short track drove us through the bush full of fern until the spring. The water is so pure and crystal clear!

Pupu spring

When we arrived to Westport, after 270km, we were quite depressed about the weather and the ugliness of the city… so we decided to leave our luggage at the hotel, where you can feel as being in Biennale

At “Biennale” hotel

and to drive 100km more in the north to visit Karamea… the end of the world!

Driving to Karamea…

The road to Karamea is winding, with plenty of house to sell and a great spectacular path through the rainforest, 

Inside the rainforest

then appear an improbable city, where there should have been a petrol station… but closed!!! So tank before!

Petrol? Available in 100km

All the people wear plastic boots and should remove their shoes to enter into the supermarket…

Take off your shoes at Supermarket

Close to the beach of Oparara, a men with his child on a Quad, driving like crazy taking the dog out for a run through the beach…

Dog walking

We drove to the end of the road, with a foggy and variable weather, with the complete feeling to be close to the end of the world…

Driving to the end of the world

Just few people, some houses, and the magic of being at the end of the world…

The end of the world
Kohaihai Beach