Moreno Glacier

Trip Start Apr 09, 2006
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Trip End Jun 09, 2007


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Flag of Argentina  , Santa Cruz,
Friday, March 2, 2007

I realize fully now that Australia made me soft.  Very soft.  I apparently got used to the city life...of hopping on a flight to jump from one city to the next where I ran into and was hosted by fabulous friends....new and old.

Well I'm not there any more!  I'm back in the land of 18-hour bus rides across dusty, dirt roads.  I've been lucky, really, to be reintroduced to this lifestyle in Argentina where the buses are mostly new and comfortable.  I have much less to look forward to in Bolivia.

So, the whole reason for the stopover in El Calafate is to see one of the most spectacular glaciers on the planet.  More ice?  Yes, I obviously can not get enough of the stuff.  Surprisingly, even to me, the fame of the Moreno Glacier did not diminish the experience.  It was actually quite different seeing a massive glacier surrounded by forested mountains. 

The glacier itself rises as high as 60m over the waters of Lake Argentino and calves very regularly.  While on our 1-hour cruise to get an up-close look several small pieces fell into the lake.  The largest was the tiniest sliver of a toothpick and resulted in a massive wave.

Very nice indeed.

I'm headed north on a quick hop for another few days of hiking in the northern reaches of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares.  Can't get enough!
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