Blogs from Perito Moreno Glacier, Santa Cruz, Argentina, South America - page 12

So, sorry for the delay but we´ve been a little busy. We went for our walk on the Perito Moreno Glacier in crampons....BRILLIANT! We were a small group and for most of the time we couldn´t hear another soul, just sound of the crampons cutting into the ice and the odd "BANG" as another cravase formed nearby or another building sized hunk of ice fell into the water. The Moreno is a "fast moving" glacier and according to the guide the landscape changes on a weekly basis. We all made it off the ice with our ankles intact, and even managed to stop for a small scotch on the 200yr old rocks. From there it was back to El calafate for anything on the menu as long as it was cold (the gas was out across ... read more

Pictures to Follow!! Nick: Almost full circle!! We are now back in Argentina after an interesting crossing of the border, and we are a mere 250 km South from Tecka, the small town that played haven to our somewhat tattered nerves 5 weeks ago. Since that time we have, of course, travelled through a significant part of Chile, reaching down as far South as Coyhaique (although not so far South when you look at the map!). Our feelings in our last blog were confirmed and the Carretera Austral, or at least the stretch that we saw, was indeed everything we had hoped it would be, thus salvaging Chile's position in the league table! This more remote part of Chile is truely fantastic, and has confirmed, for me, something I think I already knew: of all the ... read more

Just to let you know that we had a wonderful time at the Moreno Glacier today- massive lumps fell as we watched, it was trully amazing- my first glacier! Ady has seen glacier´s before in NZ, but was very impressed with today! We took a boat to near the glacier and walked through the hillside to look down at it. DEF PHOTOS TO FOLLOW! Slight change of plan, we are going to go to Puerta Natales tomorrow and hire a car and go into the National Park and hopefully see the towers of pain, we do not have time to walk to them unfortunately. We are then going on a boat trip for 3 days and 4 nights which will take us through Patagonian Lakes, fjords and villages, to Puerta Monte. We thought this was nicer ... read more

So after another 20 hours on a bus, we are in El Calafate, the jump point for the Perito Moreno Glacier (Possibly the biggest Glacier in the world). The glacier itself is 60m high and if your are lucky (we were not) you can catch the icebergs thunderously calving off the face and smashing into the water below. There´s not much to say really apart from saying its probably one of the most amazing natural things we´ve ever seen. For those that have been to the Fox or Franz-Josef glacier in New Zealand, Nadine says it makes them look like our ice tray at home. Its massive!!!... read more

Another long bus trip (17hrs) took us North and a little East to El Calafate. It is a small town that pretty much lives off of the tourists that come to see the Parque Nacional Los Glaciores. We arrived at 2am which was not ideal to say the least, but we had been recommended a hostel by the family in Ushauia. So off we walked through town to find it. We found it eventually but all the lights were off and no-one answered. After a bus journey like that it was hard to take so we dragged ourselves to a cab office and got a taxi to another hostel we had heard was good - America Del Sur. A little expensive but very chilled and it had under-floor heating! Although it was a bit too hot ... read more