Blogs from El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina, South America - page 12

It was quite incredible to see a glacier for the first time. To add to the allure, Perito Moreno is one of the only glaciers in the world that is actually increasing in size - it grows approximately 1.5 meters per day! This growth is neutralized however as the glacier calves and breaks off into the lagoon to which it expands. Sarah and I were lucky to see this process in action as huge chunks broke off with a thunderous crash during our day trip. We did an alternative mini-hike and boat tour to the glacier in Parque Nacional Los Glaciers which was a great day. On the way to see the glacier we also spotted Condors, Lamas, Patagonia hares and many sheep on the Estancias and as we approached the glacier we could see icebergs ... read more

Magnifique! Une journée pour se rendre en avion (4 heures de Buenos Aires). Le lendemain, 8 heures en bateau sur le lac Argentine afin de voir les glaciers qui finissent dans le lac (5 glaciers). Il y a beaucoup d'iceberg sur le lac, ce dernier a la forme d'une main, c'est un très grand lac. Retour à El Calafate, une heure de route. Le lendemain, j'ai marché sur le Perito Moreno, très impressionnant. La photo avec moi même, en arrière, c'est le fameux glacier. Ça fait beaucoup de bruit, il y a des morceaux immenses qui tombent dans l'eau. Dernière journée, retour à Buenos Aires, en passant par Ushualla, le bout de l'Amérique du Sud. ... read more

Ola people, Right now we are situated about as far south as a human can get, the last town before you would find yourself on a boat to the antartic circle, surrounded by polar bears, penguins and quickly shrinking parts of the anatomy. Check out the Perito Moreno Glacier on the web for the place we went yesterday, its pretty breathtaking, and makes you feel slightly insignificant seeing as its been there for the last 1.5 million years, is 100 miles long, 60 metres high, and is cooler than i ever could hope to be. Still not quite as cool as Keith Richards though, even at -2 degrees. Anyway we have some ace snaps of it, which when we can figure out how to,(50% of which means when i can be bothered to get the usb ... read more

What does one day in Calafate hold? Well, dinosaurs, flamigoes, delicious coffee and a car rally - with Herbie in it!! And a sprite too, just for you Harriet and Terry - and yes I took photos as it is not like yours! But, dinosaurs first - down near the coastline there is a tin shed calling itself a museum which has a wonderful display of the dinosaurs found in this area and the change in this part of the earth over the last 60 millions of years - it was really good! Then onto a small reserve for flamingoes which was lovely. The planting would be good for your pond Dave - and I took photos for you too! The flamingoes were superb, lots of them and very pink. I also saw several birds of ... read more

Hallo! Von der Moechtegern-Schweiz in Bariloche fuhr ich nach el Bolson, 4 Std weiter suedlich. Das ist die Hippie- und Aussteigerstadt in Argentinien. Nettes kleines Oertchen in einem Andental gelegen und wie immer, viele Seen drumherum. Durch das Hippie-Image wird der Ort von vielen Backpackern und noch mehr Hippies besucht. Der zentrale Park war permanent mit zotteligen, bunt gekleideten Menschen bevoelkert. Bin ein bisschen durch die Berge gewandert und bin einen Abend mit verrueckten Argentinierinnen aus meinem Hostel rausgegangen. Alles ziemlich alternativ. Alles in Allem ganz nett da, aber auch nicht der Oberhammer, also bin ich dann mit einer weiteren Moerder-Busfahrt (26 Std) nach el Calafate gefahren. Man guckt abends aus dem Fenster, sieht nichts als Einoede, wacht 8 std spaeter wieder auf, und es sieht absolut genauso aus. Kein Haus, kein Baum, kein Garnix! El ... read more