The day we arrived to Puerto Natales, we took a stroll around town to get a bite to eat and a feel for the place. After satisfying our appetite with some of the dishes which we posted pictures of in our previous blog, we decided to have a look at the body of water the map calls “Seno Ultima Esperanza” which in English would be roughly “Sound of the Last Hope”.

On the map it didn’t look too impressive, just a body of water that came in from the sea, but once we reached there, we were mesmerized and couldn’t take our eyes off the beauty we had encountered. The stillness of the water; the mountains and glaciers reflected on it filled us with a sense of serenity and tranquility. It was as if we had stepped into some magical world, so different from the streets of the town we had just walked in.

The water was as smooth as glass - every time a bird would land, we would see the ripples stretch far away.

For a while we just admired the beauty, then we decided to take pictures of it.

Before long, we were joined by a friendly dog who seemed to enjoy the view almost as much as we did.

He didn’t like to hold still for too long though, and once he realized we didn’t have any food, he was off to enjoy the view with others.

Talk about a picture perfect location

Those wooden moorings in the middle of the sound look like some work of art. It looks almost as if they were made to guide the eye toward the mountains and glaciers behind them, not that they could be missed though.

We want a house with a view like this!

As the clouds parted, the sea seemed to glow where the light would shine on it.

When we finally managed to tear ourselves away, it was because the sun was setting, and since the streets of the town were poorly lit, we had to find our way before it got pitch black.

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