4 Months in a Nutshell - Patagonia & Falkland Islands

Being out there beats writing blogs by a long way, thus no detailed account of those 4 months of adventuring will be provided here in a hurry.

Rather, this condensed picture gallery shall give the interested viewers an overview.

Sailing to Uruguay on the Rio de la Plata

The first trip in the Andes a few hours South of Santiago

Beautiful rock scramble along an interesting ridge

Enjoying the first sunshine after 3 days of relentless rain

Dawn during ascending Mt Lonquimay


One of the many volcanic peaks


Tramping across extensive snow fields in Puyehue NP


Camping near the hotsprings


Brocken spectre - being holy for change!


Using those crampons and ice axes in Nahuel Huapi NP


Cruising from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales


Lenticular clouds in Torres del Paine NP



A tiny fraction of the Southern ice field lies in front of us


Flamingos in a lagoon


Front of the Perito Moreno glacier



Pearly scattering effects in storm whipped clouds above Mt Fitzroy


The Fitzroy Range


Off the beaten track in front of Mt Fitzroy


Tierra del Fuego seen across the Magellanic Strait


At the Southern end of the American continent


Overnight stop in the Patagonian desert along the infamous Ruta 40


Nandu sprinting away from us


Establishing the Landrover density in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands


Inter-Island transport with FIGAS


Flightless Steamer Duck having a stroll on the pebbly beach on Sealion Island


A party of King Penguins is out beachcombing


Jackass Penguin


Idyllic beach in the South Atlantic, East Falkland


Camping in a rock bivvy at the Turkey Rocks, West Falkland


Stone runs


Meeting the majestic Blackbrowed Albatross, Saunders Island


Getting close to those Elephant Seals


Keeping an eye on the Turkey Vultures

Camping in Patagonia during my last tramp of my 4 months trip

"All you've got to do is decide to go and the hardest part is over. So go!"

From: Argentina, The Lonely Planet, 2008