We found ourselves in a dilemma on how to see the bottom half of South America from where we are currently staying. Right now we're on the east coast of Chile near Valparaiso so when you look at the map you'll see there's quite a distance if you want to go down to the tip to get to Cape Horn.
There are few roads past Puerto Montt making our planning an interesting challenge. Also from where we are, getting to Buenos Aires distance-wise by land might be only about 1,400 miles or about the same as Toronto to Myrtle Beach but down here, there are very few roads that go there and virtually no hotels or other accommodation.
Our solution? We've decided to boat down and around the tip of South America and back up to Buenos Aires. There are also stops along the way and travellers say the views are spectacular so we'll see what lies ahead for us. This way we also get to see the Patagonia region just above Cape Horn (about 10 times the size of Algonquin Park) where there are a variety of penguins and other species specific to this area.
One downside it that there is limited access to Internet so it's definitely going to be a challenge as I'm a Netflix and news junkie. We're also not particularly fond of boats, so we're hoping for a good experience. When I mentioned to Cathy that I won't have to climb any mountains, she did mention to me that there are spinning classes on the boat (stop my beating heart, I can't wait for her to sign us up).
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