Argentinian Glaciers

Goodbye beautiful Chile... We will miss you.
Hello Argentina!

After 3 hours at the border to get a stamp on the passport and a five hour coach journey with no food we arrive at El Calafate in time to grab a quick take-away salad before a 4x4 trip to see local geology, flora and fauna. Note the upside-down patagonian Armadillo...

On the following day we take a trip by boat and coach to view the Perito Moreno glacier at really close range. Wonderfully impressive... words can't describe the experience (at least mine can't). We listened to the great cracks as the ice moved, large slices churning the lakes. This glacier grows and retracts, sometimes forming a dam between lake Argentino and the nearby lake, causing the level in Argentino to fall by metres until the dam is breached again. Fascinating. Quite the most impressive and active glacier we have seen, including Iceland's magnificent offerings.

and finally...
...Our last trip at this stop is cancelled because of very high winds... bit of a blow.
However this turns out to be no bad thing as I was beginning to get that over-organised twitch that always creeps up on me about now on these adventures; we have time to explore the local town, walk (with some difficulty in the cool blast admittedly) to see flamingos and take a trip to the glacier museum, which is great. Oh, and spend 20 cool minutes in an ice bar. Tip: don't drink whisky in an ice glass - it's 40% antifreeze.