El Faro Calafate
Travel Blogs from El Calafate
Deep South
... even closer to in the next few weeks), the Patagonian wind. Although our final destination, Puerto Natales, is at a marginally lower latitude than Bristol, it certainly feels a lot more, as we found out when, having left Anne for the final 200km to Puerto Natales (and, for the first time, actually doing some proper hitch hiking!), we crossed the Chilean border in a snowstorm. We made it to Puerto Natales in time for a day of sorting before the arrival of my ...
Misadventure
... Argentinean border we changed buses. Everyone heaved a huge sigh of relief and off we sped to our final destination, El Calafate. An hour later, we heard whispers.
Everyone was looking out the window. This time the bus was engulfed in a dense, heavy fog. Again,we inched along. Finally, we reached our destination just before midnight, two
hours later than expected.
...
Perito Moreno, El Calafate, Argentina
... tento sranda výlet vyjde docela draho. Navíc, když jsme podobný ledovec, téměř té samé velikosti měli možnost pozorovat v parku Torres del Paine a to téměř po celý den, kdy jsme kolem něj procházeli na treku. No ale, průvodce holt píše, Perito Moreno prostě musíte vidět dřív, než umřete. Takže jsme museli. Ach jo, ta masová turistika mě jednou ...
El Calafate
... famoso Cerro Torre, a causa delle nuvole a bassa quota ci troviamo
davanti agli occhi una lavagna bianca:-(! Delüsion, tremenda delüsion!! Vabbé abbiamo comunque fatto un bel trekking sul ghiacciaio Viedma , il secondo per estensione (575km2) in Argentina o addirittura in Sudamerica...so pü... Raggiungiamo il ghiacciaio in barca e subito si nota la differenza rispetto al Perito Moreno. Meno frastagliato (fronte piů compatto), blu piů intenso ...
One more Hour!!!!
... a clear view of the Fitz Roy mountain as the top is often covered in cloud, and it wasn't to be for us either. However, we were very lucky to see a rainbow which framed the whole mountain range as the sun came through. Not a bad way to start the day.
From there we carried on along the path through forests and crystal blue rivers aiming for the Cerro Torre viewpoint, which is also the highest part of the National Park. Ignoring the sign advising that the track should only ...