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Glacier World
With very tired and weary legs we have crossed the border again, back into Argentina. The border crossing was much smoother than last time, no bag searches, just a quick form and stamp in the passport and we were in again. El Calafate is a lovely little town that serves as a base to explore the surrounding glaciers, the main one being Perito Moreno …
Ice ice baby!
... good decision. There was ************e there and it just got quieter and quieter. We were on our own when we walked the lake pathway. Beautiful!
All in all today put me in a pretty good mood, it was so lovely. Every so often you would hear what sounded like a gun shot and it you were lucky you would see a big piece of ice break off and come tumbling down into the lake. It is quite a spectacular sight and the reason why boats are ...
A piddly little ice cube...
... mega touchy about the Falklands down there...cruise ships which have visited the Falklands have been turned away from Ushuaia port etc. Ah well, whatevs.
So anyway, I did arrive in El Calafate in one piece which is good. There wasn't much to the town...it is solely there to house tourists visiting the glacier. I had a wander about and went to a bird sanctuary (which was freezing), but didn't bother to take any photos. Sat in a cafe and FINALLY finished the Bill Bryson ...
All this ice and no G&T!!!
... again. A group of wannabe
hippy types sat lazily by the fire reading, snoozing, comparing war stories of
when they ...
Crampons, whisky and a bbq...
... br>
While walking down the road we discovered a place called the Librobar which is a coffee shop/bar mixed with a book store where you can just chill and watch the world go by – a very cool spot to kill a couple of hours in an otherwise quiet town. Oh and they also have an AMAZING chocolate milkshake!
Having walked past all these parilla houses we asked for a recommendation for a good dinner place with a view of the lake and were directed to ...
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