Torres del Paine

This is Drew with an update.

It is officially Christmas eve, and I heard that a few of our team members have gone to Blockbuster in search of a film called Ground Hog Day. If you are not familiar with this film, I would suggest picking it up as it thoroughly addresses our current plight. We will all be gathering around the holiday fire of cinema to forget our woes and escape to a land that resembles our own. Maybe we should pick a movie about mountains to truly escape?

On a more active note, we have just returned from Torres del Paine for a whirlwind tour of the national park. I have included some photos of the park and some moments along the trail. We had a 2:45 am wake up call to fit in the 22 kilometer hike before our 9:30am shuttle. After an exhausting bus ride home (Punta Arenas), we learned from ALE that our travels have been put on hold for another few days. The weather report has projected incliment weather until the morning of the 26th. The good news is that we have the next few days off for the holidays and the bad news is that we have the next few days off.

It is Christmas eve and we are planning on a nice dinner together followed by a movie and maybe even a game or two. I hear Stina has been brainstorming an activity for us all, and I imagine there will be plenty of merry making to go around. We all wish our families and friends could be here to join us, but we will be home soon enough with one or two stories to share. Happy Holidays.