Third day of trek in 百內國家公園 Parque Nacional Torres del Paine 22.11.2018 - Part 2

After getting down following the Valley of Rio del Frances, I crossed the river by a wooden bridge and headed toward Refugio Paine Grande 

Another 5.5 km to go

It turned into a clear sky in seconds - Cordillera del Paine

Paved wooden walkway

Lago Skottsberg

Lovely flowers

 

Strong wind blew over the lake, even I was moved

I liked this view very much

Clear yellow sign to show the way

Cerro Paine Grande in sight

Destination came into sight (the far right side of the lake)

Fierce wind grew stronger that I needed to strike hard to move forward, a still picture could only be taken when the wind stopped a while

Finally arrived at Refugio Paine Grande

Lago Pehoe

The pier to take a boat out from this national park

I was really exhausted to hike with sore legs and hard fight against the strong wind.  I stayed inside the kitchen hut for an hour or two and then took a nap in my tent when waiting for the shower time starting 5:30 p.m.  It was really noisy staying in the tent as the wind kept striking the tent.

The refugio Paine Grande should be the nicest one throughout my trek.  Details could be referred to Henry's blog -
http://www.onlyadayaway.com/refugio-paine-grande-review/

Good to have hot supper served at the caferia, and nice chat with my team members.  Here we met a Canadian joined a trekking tour at ~US$500 travel from west to east.  I decided to take an early leave tomorrow and cut short my trek.