“The world just seems too big” – Less Than Jake
It’s supposed to be a hostel, but it’s so much more than that. The humble Nikko's II, where we’re spending the night before heading up to Torres del Paine, has everything one could ask for. We rented sleeping bags, tents, pads and the helpful owner/manager gave us tips on where to shop and eat.
We arrived today in the afternoon. A three-hour bus ride from Punta Arenas was uneventful, and I slipped in and out of sleep. The vast expanses of Patagonia, however, were captivating, and somehow Less Than Jake were singing a line that goes “the world just seems too big" on my iPod as I peered out at the largest sky I’ve ever seen.
The flights from San Francisco, through Santiago, were fine. I slept on and off while working on the assigned reading, a novel about Pinochet-era Chile called Nation of Enemies. BC was next to me most of the way, and Zach and Kelsey were on the first flight as well. Patchez caught up with us on the last leg. At the airport, we ran into two Stanford students who just completed their quarter in Santiago and are now going to spend a couple days in Torres del Paine as well. They didn’t have much to report, other than they had a good time. One is currently living with the family Zach will be living with in a week. She claims, “he has it made.” We’ll see if that beats BC and the 27-year-old host mom…
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