Koi Aiken Calafate El Calafate

... a transfer to the Sir Thomas hostel. Here the friendly owners helped them book a glacier trip for 9am the following day leaving them with most of the afternoon to wander around the pretty streets of the town. <br> <br><br>"My Spanish teacher said that we should really try some Patagonian lamb" Duncan announced when Nadine expressed a slight feeling of ...

... to do some trekking on the glacier, a last minute hitch meant that we had to settle for a visit by boat and then a wander along the boardwalks which give spectacular views of the glacier. <br><br>Needless to say, we were not disappointed. After a great day, we then got ourselves ready for our visit to Torres del Paine.

... out the pics! We even had the pleasure of meeting a random sealion from nowhere when standing out on the pier!<br>On the third night in Puerto Madrin we stayed in a very creepy cheap little dig called ´Hostel Don´t Worry Be Happy!´, where an extremely sweet and polite but nonetheless creepy old owner followed us everywhere offering cofffees and everything else the hostel possibly had to offer! He looked very sad when we left the next ...

... 10m in diameter crashiong into the water in front of us a short distance away, the noise is just indescribable and it creates a wave that travels through the lake. The glacier itself is massive, measuring 4km wide, 150km long and 200m high with only 50m of that above the water line so its pretty big. The puerto moreno glacier is not the largest glacier in the park though, but it is the most famous as it is not receding like most other glaciers wordwide with global ...

... of range for about 6 days), indulged in a massive pizza as we were about to eat six days worth of trekking food and packed up. This day also marked the six-month anniversary of my journey and my how time flies. India, Hong Kong, Yunnan and Viet Nam seemed like ages ago, not less than half a year ago! Given my engagement with Mary, this day was marked with lots of reflection looking back and looking forward. My thoughts centered ...

... lake and you are left with the distinct impression that where the glacier wants to go, it will go. Seeing this behemoth up close and personal makes you understand when you learnt in school about glaciers shaping the landscape. Apart from the sheer size of it the other notable characteristic is its colour. Having heard the term ice blue many a time I now know what it looks like. Its a strange glowing hue ...

... and commentary on what life is really like for local Latin Americans...and not those observed just from my point of view without any consideration for their stories, passions and pains. It is all too easy to overlook the aspects of what lies beneath the people who make the country when travelling through as yet another tourist and not taking the time for some social chat with locals. I will definitely be reflecting open our adventures so far in ...

We arrived in Patagonia to aerial views of the Fitz Roy area and came into land at the small but modern airport in El Calafate. this was the trekking plane as on the baggage carousel there were only rucksacks. Everyone was bundled into minibuses then dropped off around town. As this part of the world was going to be expensive for us it was camping all the way so we set up in the municipal campsite that was very multicultural. There were Chileans on holidays, other ...

... komen. Vanaf daar zag je het ijs en hoorde je het gebulder van afbrekende stukken ijs, Voor onze ogen brak er een piek af (we hebben het hier over een brok van duizenden kilo´s massief ijs) om van een meter of 40 zo in het water te knallen. Het gevolg was een enorme klap en een plons van minstens 40m hoog. Very impressive. Ik hoor jullie denken...ijs dat afbreekt dat betekend dat gletscher krimpt...NEE dit wordt ...

After a week travelling solo, I met Chris and Dan in El Calafate. Being the keen fan of the outdoors that I am, I must say, I was genuinely excited to be in southern Patagonia. It offers so much. First up would be a trip to El Chalten, to hike beneath two of the most famous and challenging peaks in the world, Monte Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre. So, we spent the afternoon organising this ...