What to do

We didn't know where to begin. There were so many options of things to do and places to go. One day Omar called and said "I know where we are going" and said that he had read several things about the Torres Del Paine Grand Circuit. We looked into it and it was perfect. It takes roughly 8 days and is between 50 and 60 miles. We would have enough time to have some layover takes or do short day hikes.

So then we had to actually start planning the trip. The past trips that I have been on have been completely planned for me so I didn't know where to begin. We found the travel agent that NOLS recommends for students doing the Patagonia course and she patiently worked with us as we figured out dates and found us a good deal on plane tickets. "Good deal" is a relative term, it isn't cheap to fly to Patagonia. So now I am working on getting the right gear and figuring out just what I need to bring down there. We are also starting to work on hostels and public transportation which might be a bit of a challenge since Liz is the only one that can speak any Spanish.