Hosteria Meulen El Calafate

... you, it is extremely impressive! Amy and I took a tour where they come pick you up from the hotel and drive you to the glacier, which is in a National Park about 80km away from town. The guide was bilingual, so she explained a lot about the area and the glacier on the way there. Once in the park, we stopped at a dock where we took a boat ride right up near the glacier wall! Not too close, because pieces break off sometimes, but maybe about 300 meters ...

Ok guess what we woke up and had breakfast who knew! We set off on our adventure to the glaciers and I spent the ride to the park accepting the fact that I was just going to be cold. It was basically like October-November in Michigan so actually not that bad but for me I had to take some time getting over it. <br><br>Glaciers can I just say wow. We took a little boat ride where we got pretty close to the Perito Moreno Glacier ...

... conform to the Argentine norms and are relatively affordable as compared with the prices of other goods. As we strolled down the streets of town passed the outdoor equipment and clothing shops, the chocolateries, the parillas and restaurants, the tour companies and internet cafes, we found a friend, Big Head. Big Head is an adorable and large headed, old man, yellow labrador who followed us around town. He was ...

... around a corner and caught our first sight of the glaciar.... mind boggling to say the least.... Stephen had a smile bigger than the Joker.... this glaciar is nuts... ok ready for some ...

... unknown staying in a camper to turn off their engine, after they had it running for 40 minutes at 11 PM at night) but I get my own table, BBQ, light and power for the same price as the places I have been staying previous without these things. One of the local stray dogs stole my thong last night so Ill be trying to hunt that down today. Ill be here for a day or two before heading to Puerto Natales in Chile.

... main claim to fame is being a base to see some amazing glaciers in the national park. It has a feel of a ski town and people are wrapped up like Christmas trees. Gavin suggested that we do a seven hour ice hike (four hours actually on the ice) I was not so keen but did not fancy spending the day by myself so ended up agreeing to do it as well. I am glad I did go, it was a nice day and not as physically difficult as they ...

... it was an Israeli travel hookah and said he didn't smoke. We also had some during our time in Buenos Aires. Anyways, mate is everywhere in Argentina and nowhere else. Literally, when crossing into Argentina we would pass through Chilean customs for an exit stamp, where officers sip coffee or sodas. 10 steps later, at the Argentinean border and everyone is drinking mate out of their funny little cups. The ...

... sam szczyt spowily chmury i nie udaje sie nam. Po okolo 40 minutach wyruszamy w droge powrotna, odczuwamy coraz wieksze zmeczenie, powoli konczy sie nam woda i jedzenie. Zjadamy w koncu wszystko co mamy, posilajac sie ostatecznie pomaranczem i kawalkiem sera. Do miasteczka wracamy mocno oslabieni, po drodze zachowujemy sie jak masochisci, opowiadamy sobie co najlepiej bysmy zjedli i jakie danie lubimy najbardziej ...

... chucking her pack into the cargo hold, Katie stood up and smacked her head on the ledge, swearing like a sailor and instantly bursting into tears. <br><br>What next? <br><br>The bus was in good nick and the journey south to the town of El Calafate (gateway to the Moreno Glacier) was fine, particularly as Katie had made us a great little packed lunch full of unfeasibly expensive yet basic food, because everything costs an absolute fortune here in the middle ...

... walked along the moraine before we put on the crampons and then jumped on the ice. It was a funny feeling to be again walking around with crampons. It reminded me a bit on my volcano tour in Chile. However this ground was much more slippery. We cruised around the ice and discovered beautiful lakes and little rivers. It was a fun day and we had a great group and an interesting Argentinian guide with a funny Australian accent. DEUTSCH Nach einem kurzen Flug von Ushuaia, war ich bereits ...