{"id":16462,"date":"2016-12-28T14:48:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T22:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=16462"},"modified":"2016-12-28T14:59:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T22:59:12","slug":"touch-the-toe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/28\/patagonia\/touch-the-toe\/","title":{"rendered":"Touch The Toe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 28, 2016<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16463\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4601.JPG-002-e1482964987736.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[16462]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16463\" class=\" wp-image-16463\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4601.JPG-002-e1482964987736.jpeg\" alt=\"The team in Punta Arenas.\" width=\"672\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4601.JPG-002-e1482964987736.jpeg 1512w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4601.JPG-002-e1482964987736-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4601.JPG-002-e1482964987736-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4601.JPG-002-e1482964987736-940x1253.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4601.JPG-002-e1482964987736-620x827.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4601.JPG-002-e1482964987736-146x195.jpeg 146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team in Punta Arenas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>IMG Senior Guide Chris Meder checked in from Puerto Natales, Chile this afternoon. He reports that all trekkers arrived with all their bags yesterday afternoon, always a great way to start a trip. After quick introductions they made their way to La Luna for a nice dinner, then capped the night at the Sky Bar with beers overlooking the Straights of Magellan. Not a bad way to start off a trip!<\/p>\n<p>This morning they took short a walking tour of Punta Arenas to touch the toe of the local Magellan Memorial (for good luck), exchange a little money and grab a few snacks for the road trip to Puerto Natales.\u00c2\u00a0 After the drive, they knocked out gear checks. Now they&#8217;re at dinner now at La Guanaca, a nice little artisan pizzaria.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow is both a contingency day for lost luggage (not an issue with this crew) and a free day to explore town a bit.\u00c2\u00a0 Puerto Natales is a very friendly little walkable town with great shops &amp; scenery. My bet is that some of them rent bikes tomorrow and cover a little ground to take in the sights. More on tomorrow, tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>All is well in Chilean Patagonia!<\/p>\n<p>Tye Chapman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 28, 2016 IMG Senior Guide Chris Meder checked in from Puerto Natales, Chile this afternoon. He reports that all trekkers arrived with all their bags yesterday afternoon, always a great way to start a trip. 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