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30 Days Through Patagonia

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March 30, 2024 - Perito Moreno Glacier I was very excited in the weeks leading up to the Patagonia camper chapter of our journey. Our tent truck through Namibia and Botswana has been one of, if not my most, favorite activities during this trip so I was looking forward to returning to the camper life. Similar to our Sub-saharan Africa trip, we knew there would be cold nights that we were not equipped for so our first stop after the overnight bus from Santiago was to pick up cold weather supplies in Puerto Montt. This included all our sleeping gear, and we didn’t hold back out of fear of the cold; pillows, sheets, a comforter, AND two sleeping bags just to be safe. Lucky for us, we hit all the end-of-season sales and were able to pick it all up for significantly cheaper than I had expected. We also found a Wal-Mart-type store to grab sweatpants and long sleeves to supplement the few items we had picked up at used clothing stores in Santiago. Add on a pretty big grocery haul of canned goo