Quijote Hotel El Calafate
Gdor Gregores 1155 El Calafate, Province of Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina
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Mini Trek Maxi Workout
... north and south side of glacier. Here we see quite a few huge chunks breaking off with the incredible sound accompanying it. I think I could sit here and watch it for a few days at least. Simon wants them to install a web cam so you can just log on and watch it for a while. I guess one day they probably will. Home again and head down to “town” for dinner. It was an abysmal effort and we ended up at some pub eating a lousy pizza and hot chips. ...
Wk15: To the end of the world....
... the plane. And waiting, and waiting, and waiting... Found out my connecting flight was an hour delayed! Lol. I finally reached Ushuaia at 8pm that evening, and by the time i found and hostel and checked in i was ready for bed.
When i first arrived in Ushuaia, i was surprised how modern it was. They even had their own casino!! I was at the end of the world, but there was still a need for a ...
El Calafate and the glaciers
... Big Ice" tour which involves about 4-5 hours walking on the glacier, while the other three had chosen to do the “Mini Trek” which is only about an hour and a half of walking. Although it sounded incredible, I decided against it as I’m just so scared about hurting my knee again. It is pretty much healed but the thought of walking on slippery ice scared me a bit so I gave it a miss. Instead I went on a Perito Moreno tour – I had seen the ...
Back in Patagonia
... equilibrium, which means it is creating new ice at the same rate as the glaciar melting. Basically, this glaciar is not a disappearing glaciar like others that are affected by global warming. The Perito Moreno glaciar is only one small glaciar when compared to the huge Patagonian glaciar that it is connected to. The Glaciar system in Patagonia as I mentioned above, is the 3rd largest glaciar in the world, only smaller than Antartica and ...
El Calafate
Buenas,
primero comentar varias cosas antes de seguir el relato. Lo primero es que por razones que más adelante comentaré he modificado el nombre del viaje, incluyendo Chile. Por otro lado comentar que debido a que llevamos tres días de excursiones desde la 7am hasta las 21h (salvo el primer día) pues que no hemos tenido tiempo de actualizar este blog.
Entrando en materia el jueves fue un día de despedida de Puerto Madryn y saludo a El Calafate. La ...
This hotel was formerly known as: El Quijote



