Puerto Natales, I hardly knew ye

Puerto Natales

Puerto Natales was a stopover place for us on our way to and from Torres del Paine, so we basically only slept there. And yet, the town gave us plenty to talk about in just a short amount of time.

Con Cuidado
On our way out of Punta Arenas, one of the [BUS COMPANY] bus assistants made Alicia and I put our seat belts on - only us. So many mothers, so many people looking out for our safety.  

Trash Sticks
Every yard has one. They are basically poles in the ground with easy-to-access wiffle ball scoops on top. Quite practical for a part of the world that might actually get as much snow as Minnesota does - no need to shovel those babies out every. two. days. (I'm not certain how I managed to neglect taking a picture of these - check out Alicia's post about them for a pic.)

First Chilean meal
...that wasn't purchased at UniMarc, or prepared by me. It was delicious, but it tasted like walleye with a side of tomato and onion salad. Reminded me of Minnesotan cuisine, actually.

Congrio, Ensalada Chilena

Funny signs

Typos are so easy to do, but this one just cracked us up.

Thutch a nithe club

A love of ancient sloths

Puerto Natales is very close to La Cueva del Milodón, which is an important site for the geology, archaeology and paleontology of the Patagonia area. (And I do wish we had had time to explore the site). One of the caves holds a model of a mylodon, where well-preserved remains were discovered over 100 years ago.

El Milodón

Gnome on the street sign? Nope.
That's El Milodón.