嬉しいー！！

新たに、ジャストギビング通じてセカンドハーベストへのご寄付頂きました！
I'm really happy!!!
Most recently, I've managed to surpass the 60% milestone of my donation goal to Second Harvest Japan!


I haven't checked back for a while. But, always, I get some much courage myself by Yamada-san's challenge. This is just a small contribution.
I'm looking forward to be able and talk to you in person after your return to Japan.
Natora Mitsuyuki Yamamoto
I donate 5000 Yen towards this challenge.
Natora, 2012-01-21 15:57:01

This is an amazing journey. I get all excited while I'm reading [your blog].
I donate 5000 yen towards this challenge.
OGI, 2012-01-21 13:57:43

気が付くと皆様のお陰で目標金額の６０％まで来ました！

深く深く感謝いたします。

ニッポンを元気にする貢献の輪が広がる事を願ってさらに頑張って走ります！

I'm very aware that I only reached to 60% mark of the target donation amount thanks to everyone's support.
I am deeply, deeply grateful for that.
I continue to drive with the wish to spread the word and get support to help Japan recover. 

☆ジャストギビング山田達也のチャレンジ応援ページ：http://justgiving.jp/c/799☆
English http://justgiving.jp/pdf/justgiving-man.pdf?110318

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【アルゼンチン】プンタ アレナス～プエルト ナタレスの旅

[Chile] – Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales

２０１２年１月２１日（土）

January 21st, 2012 (Saturday)

走行距離：２５０キロ

出発時間：１０：３０

到着時間：１４：００

天候：曇り

気温：１１℃ー１７℃

Distance：２５０キロ
Departure：１０：３０am
Arrival：１４：００pm
Weather：Cloudy
Temperature：１１℃ー１７℃

昨夜は宿に入ったのが遅かったため、荷物を下ろしたらすぐ夕食に出かけた。

ガイドブック情報の美味しいと評判の寿司バーに向かうも閉まっている。

時間が遅いせいかAbierto（開店）が少ない。

寒風吹き荒む中、町を徘徊するように食事処を探しやっと入ったレストランに偶然、SUSHIがある！

港町だから海鮮料理が充実していて寿司もその一環なのでしょう。

出て来た寿司はサーモンと、ホタテ、カニのニギリだったがネタはいけるけどシャリがだめ。

もったいないが残してしまった。

やっぱ和食は難しいねえ。

Yesterday night when I arrived at the accommodation, it was already late, and so I went immediately for dinner after
leaving the luggage in my room.
But as I arrive at the sushi bar which according to the guide book as a good reputation, it is already closed.
It's probably really late, so there aren't many places that are still Abierta (open).
With a strong, cold wind blowing, I walk around town looking for somewhere to eat. And by chance, the restaurant I finally enter does have sushi!
Since this is a port city, it has got the full range of sea food dishes, and sushi is probably just one more of those.
The sushi I'm served are salmon, scallops, crab claws. The neta was OK, but the rice was awful.
Actually it's a waste, but I didn't touch the rice and left it behind.
Real Japanese is indeed a rather complicated issue.


今日は似たような名前の町へ向います。
Today I'm off to a small city with a somewhat similar name as this one.
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町を出る付近にマゼラン号が！

The 'Magellan' which I pass close by as I leave the city.

このプンタアレナスからは舗装路です。
The road from Punta Arenas.
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マゼラン海峡に沿って走る道は寒々しい。
The road leads along the Strait of Magellan, which means it's icy cold!
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この先は本格的なフィヨルドに突入です。

A little bit further on, and I'll be getting into a real Fjord.

これ、おっかなかった！ww
This wasn't really big, or was it ;)
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アメリカ大陸の輸送の特徴。・・建造物の完成品を輸送する。

現場で作るよりコストが安いのは判るがリスクはありそうだ。

That's a characteristic of
the Americas – the transport of entirely finished structures.
I do understand of course, that it is cheaper that build it on site where it is needed, but there is also a risk factor involved ...

このチリ南端部は世界的なウールの産地で沢山の羊が放牧されています。
This Southern region of Chile produced wool for the whole world, and hence there are a lot of grazing sheep around. 
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風が強すぎて、多くの羊が立ってられなく這いつくばっている！(笑)

草は匍匐（ほふく）前進しながら食べるんかな。

As the wind is too strong, there aren't many sheep standing, but rather their crawling around :D
They are grazing while moving forward in a crawling manner.

ここには真っ白なグアナコが多い！
There are a lot of totally white Guanacos around here!
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プエルト ナタレスに到着！Arrival in Puerto Natales.
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１００キロ先にパイネ国立公園が見える。

パイネは万年雪が残る標高３０００mの岩峰群、氷河湖が豊富な場所だ。

I can see the Torres del Paine National Park in the distance, some 100 kilometres ahead. 
The Torres del Paine is a place where at over 3000 m over sea level there is snow year round, and there are numerous glacier lakes. 

町は２万人程度と小規模だが、店が建ち並ぶ通りには観光客が一杯繰り出している。

パイネへの拠点の町ということで、バックパッカーや、トレッカー、ハイカーの姿がよく目につく。

山登り、山歩きが好きな人にとっては憧れの地のようだ。

The city is with 20'000 inhabitants rather small, yet there are a lot of tourists walking around in the street where the shops are lined up one next to the other.
And since this is the base to go into the Torres del Paine, I get to see a lot of backpackers, trekkers, and hikers. 
Apparently this is a famous place among people who like mountain climbing and hiking. 

私も明日はパイネへバイクで挑みます。

As far as I'm concerned, I content myself in the Paines tomorrow
with my bike.

氷河は行けるのかな？

Hmm, will I be able to get to one of the glacier lakes at all?