Rugged CHILE

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: August 31, 2003| Author: GEMMA TARLACH | Copyright information

Rugged CHILE

Rocky 'walk' thrills, humbles

By GEMMA TARLACH gtarlach@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Sunday, August 31, 2003

Hitching a ride through the Beagle Channel with a bunch of sailors was not on my itinerary when I set out for southernmost Chile.

Neither was tumbling halfway down a mountain and landing in a tree.

But both experiences became part of the adventure I fell into at the end of the world.

The remote Isla Navarino is a scr...

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