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Playing with ice
There is really only one thing to do in the Argentinian town of El Calafate (from a tourist's point of view anyway) and that is to visit the enormous Perito Moreno glacier in the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares. So visit it we did.
And we figured that considering it's the only big thing to do in town, we may as well do it well. My youngest …
Glacier Perito Moreno
We took the bus back over the Chilean / Argentinean border to get to The small town of El Calafate, which is pretty much three or four streets of hostels / hotels / cafes and mountain gear shops. The main reason for being in this town which is on Lago Argentina (Argentina's Biggest lake) is it is 80 km away from the Perito Moreno glacier, one of …
Iceberg straight ahead!!
... the houses lots of birds and stuff. Was something to do in the afternoon and a cheap entrance fee. Met a guy at the gate from the states but who lives in Toronto, we walked around together. Even though he lives in Toronto he still exudes American. It was too windy to hardly walk, yet chat so it wasn't too bad. Not many birds, pretty sure they are scared for there lives and hiding. I know that I would be. Few flamingos with there heads hiding and a couple of ducks or ...
All this ice and no G&T!!!
... troughs, the landscape can only be described as surreal,
around each corner, over every ridge is a new sight. Rivers form freely
this ...
So here we are in the land of Argentinian glaciers
... whose generosity and hospitality know no bounds. A lovely experience and of the sort we always remember.
We left Maria and her husband mid morning to spend a little time exploring the town before heading to the ferry terminal at one o’clock ready to board at 2pm for the two and a half trip over to Punta Arenas.
No sooner had we parked Jambo near the concrete vehicle ramp in the usual gale force wind that seems to beset the whole region much of the time than a motor ...
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