After scouting around and getting an idea of the town we dropped into the office of Nomade the tour agency, for details of the trip to the San Raphael Glacier the next day, scheduled for 6.50 am. The next day, Valerie, our guide and the driver, took Ruta X 728 which branched off from…

DAY 1 FRIDAY 12TH DECEMBER. Puerto Montt is the official northern starting point of the Carretera Austral (Southern Highway). We had booked directly with LATAM Airlines. The routing was Manchester, Paris, São Paulo, Santiago and finally PUERTO MONTT. The Air France flight to Paris was at 6 am. Sunrise over the coast of France…