Hosteria Kelta El Calafate

... every day so we weren´t just following some well worn paths - the guides were choosing the route as we went and we had to turn back a few times when it looked too dodgy. They chose a good route, methinks - it seemed safe but still challenging in places where there were crevasses to jump over and so on. We also passed plenty of lagoons and drain channels.<br><br>Up on the glacier is was varying between snow and sun, and windy and calm. We found a sheltered ...

... gastar no Casino algum dinheiro que sobrara, foi divertido. Eles tem uma roleta semi automatizada. As pessoas sentam ao redor da mesa com a roleta no centro e fazem suas apostas em monitores touch screem. A roleta eh automatica, rodando, cobrando e pagando as apostas na forma de creditos. Joquei quase duas horas gastando AR$ 40. Quase cheguei a ganhar os 40 de volta mas acabei perdendo tudo. Bem mais divertido que as maquinas ...

... where the trail is not well marked, but one knows you have to go up. Add in the torrential downpour and misty visibility and it was that much more dangerous and fun. We crossed a beautiful waterfall in a small lagoon and I walked along the slippery rocks to the base of it for some great pictures. Continuing higher, we got views of Glaciar de Frances, clinging to the backside of Cerro Paine Grande in an awesome overhang that ...

... national park it was another 30 km or so to the glacier. When we finally rounded the corner of the mountain to catch sight of the glacier for the first time it was a truely breathtaking sight and a series of wow`s filled the bus. In the distance was a pale blue river of ice flowing down the valley into the lake below. Despite the poor weather conditions the colour was truely amazing. I can only imagine ...

... a lovely setting. Our hostel was actually set quite high up, so we could get a good view of the lake from our room. The town itself is expensive and touristy, but not as nicely laid out as Ushuaia.We were ready to begin our trekking escapades; but first, a spot of horse riding. Considering it was her first time; Angela did a great job of riding on her steed. That being said, she was given a small horse to ride on! We rode mountainside and captured magnificent views of Lago Argentino ...

... evening stroll to the supermercado via Lago Argentina it was positively pleasant. It is also, I must admit, quite nice to be wearing pants and hoodies and not be sweating our asses off constantly! Our arrival in El Calafate has also signalled the end of the ´package holiday´ element of the trip, and to the wanton spending that accompanied it. With that in mind, our first self-cooked meal was a tasty bolognaise, and worked out at a trifling 10 pesos (about e2 ...

... en profitons pour, une fois n'est pas coutume, nous concentrer sur un bon gueuleton.... Au menu, le plus typique (et pratiquement le seul d'ailleurs) des plats patagoniques, a savoir l'agneau a la broche... La cuisson est lente, les plats sont copieux et la viande grillee a souhait et on ne peut plus savoureuse.... Un regal, un peu moins a la fin de la semaine patagonique sachant que bon nombre de restaurants n'ont que ce plat au menu.... Du mechoui tous les ...

... some light walking. We did this and it was great, albeit very rainy. Our plans to spend one more night in El Calafate before taking the overnight bus to Bariloche for Christmas were scuppered by a rather nasty spot of Amoebic Dysentry for me. We ended up spending over a week in El Calafate, me in bed and Seth being a wonderful nurse! The ...

... stattfinden. Wir laufen am Uf** zu mehr**en Aussichtsplattformen und beobachten die Gletsch**wand. Sie ist bis zu 60 Met** hoch, und jeden Tag brechen grosse und kleine Brocken ab und fallen laut krachend in den See. Gebannt stehen alle mit ihren Kam**as am Gelaend**, den Fing** am Abzug, um den naechsten Brocken zu **wischen. Dazu muss man all**dings viel Geduld mitbringen, und dann ploetzlich sehr schnell sein, um das Ereignis festzuhalten. Auch wir liegen eine Weile auf d** Lau ...

... Aires ..... nadie sabe porqué ni porqué no). Es como si pagas por un billete de Barcelona a Oviedo y te llevan a Madrid para luego cogerte un Alsa a Oviedo ..... mas o menos así. Tras poner la quejar pertinente (que va a ser ignorada por completo, lo sabemos, pero que consiguió aliviar la indignación y frustración del momento) embarcamos en el avión para descubrir que los pasajeros que ya se encontraban en el avión venia de ...