Farewell Patagonia!

Hi lads! This is getting to the end and we have loads of mixed feelings.
After El Calafate we crossed over to Chile and to Puerto Natales, with the main and only target of spending a couple of days in the Torres del Paine National Park, arguably tagged as the most stunning National Park in South America.
We have to say that we really played it risky there, as normally the weather is pretty bad with loads of windy storms and blustery days, and we just had a couple of days to check it out when at least five days are recommended. But hey, the Mapuche gods where on our side, and we were spoiled with two amazing days, most part of them sunny and with little wind, and believe us, this is not normal down there!
Torres del Paine is a massive park, with loads of remote and peaceful areas, but we opted for the most popular ones hoping to get nice views of the whole massif, while doing daily walks. On the first day we hiked up to the base of the towers, where a blue lagoon welcomed us. On the way up it was raining and foggy, but after 10 minutes on the summit the wind started to blow and it cleared up the sky allowing us to get a bloody good view of the famous towers. Then we camped right at the bottom of a valley from where we had amazing views of the imposing mountain range.
On the 2nd day, we woke up, unzip the tent and WOW, another clear day with literally no wind! This, is even more difficult as the wind here barely ever stops blowing. We almost cried of joy when we got to see the towers mirrored in a lake, what an incredible and idyllic view! You can not beat that! Afterwards we headed off to a different area of the park to walk through beautiful green paths and lakes to end up in front of the massive Cuernos del Paine (Horns) with an emerald lake at their feet. Again, unforgettable moment!
We have to admit that at the beginning we thought that the Fitz Roy area in el Chalten was much more beautiful than Torres del Paine, but the longer we walked around and discovered the park the more we started to change our mind. Both of them, are absolutely spectacular, magic, but we can not put either of them on top of the other. Maybe, and just maybe the Torres del Paine is more impressing as a whole National Park, but the Fitz Roy peak by itself, is the most mind-blowing mountain we have ever seen.
We left Chile to enter again our beloved Argentina, and encounter again super-friendly people, top-quality food and good and spotless hostels. We just love this country and specially Patagonia. The only drawback are the prices we have had to face here, quite high for our budget, specially now that is peak season, and the two-tier pricing for foreigners who pay 300% more than the locals for National Park fees, airline tickets...
After another monstrous bus journey we got to Trelew, the most awful city we have seen in the country, but the handiest place from where to visit Punta Tombo Penguin Reserve. And, lads, we saw thousands of them! Everywhere! They are on the breeding season, so they build their nests some meters offshore and people can just walk next to them. It was a nice experience and our first contact with this funny and cute bird. (Well, Joan, not the first...)
Today we will take another bus to Mar del Plata where, a top-class room is awaiting us for the next four days. We deserved it! The relax of the warriors! We have some spare Sheraton points (thanks overtime!) that we will use to stay for free at the Sheraton over there. Will they let us in with our filthy ragged clothes and our backpacks? That remains to be seen...
Next stop will be Buenos Aires and then Ireland, and then as someone said "Tourists do not know where they have been, travellers do not know where they are going..."
This is not over yet, keep an eye for next updates!
Kisses & hugs!