Today was a travel day. We flew into Punta Arenas at the bottom of Come, then drove north to Torres Paines National Park.
My first view of Patagonia was the picture here. The mountain in the background with the sculpture of people flying fit the area (whether because of the crazy winds or the people who are crazy to live here, I'm not sure). It's stark, and beautiful, and life is hard, but lovely. Such dichotomy, and yet it somehow makes complete sense.
On the way to the farm where we will be staying, we stopped at a cave formed over 13,000 years ago from glaciers and water erosion. Based on remains in the cave and surrounding area, they have identified several types of animals that no longer exist. One such animal was the macrauchenia, which sort of looked like a camel with a short elephant's nose. Another was the milodon, seen here.
Bonus Pictures:
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