Feb. 5 – crossing to Argentina

Sunday, Feb. 5, we took a van from Coyhaique to Puerto Ingeniero Ibañez, crossing through dry, canyon-ish landscapes and past the impressive Cerro Castillo basalt towers. Then, a two and half hour, very windy ferry ride to Chile Chico across a huge Chilean lake. Then we immediately hopped on a van for an hour, that took us through the no man´s land between countries, through the two customs offices, and dropped us off in Los Antiguos, Argentina.
By that time, we were really tired, and I was thrown off by the new accent and new currency. But eventually got it all sorted out – a place to stay for the night, bus tickets heading south the next morning at 9 am, an ATM, and dinner. Everything is open super late in Argentina – so you can get dinner at midnight, but getting breakfast at 8 am is almost impossible!

Photos: Waiting for the ferry to Chile Chico, the ferry arriving, crossing through the lakes.