El Calafate is one of the most touristy towns we've been in so far! Very cute with little cafes and chocolate shops (that we cant afford). We styed at the Marco Polo inn at the top of the hill just outside of town, its quite a walk into the town but the view is good.
The only reason to go to El Calafate is to see the Perito Moreno Glacier, so with that in mind the Mavrix booked a bus, boat and trip to go see the beast!
We rushed off to our 07h30 bus transfer with the sun still not sure if it wanted to come up or not. A mere hour or so later we were entering the park with runny noses and cold toes (thanks Sandy for the gloves). We took a boat that takes you right up close to the Glacier so you can see the sheer size and scope of the thing, not to mention the intense blue that seems to radiate from it as if someone had placed a giant blue flash light underneath it! Really awe inspiring! We saw and heard some carving - thats when some of the glacier actually cracks and big bits fall off it into the water. You find yourself standing and watching the glacier in awe, willing it to break again just so you can hear that intense thunder punctuated by the splash after.
From there we went to the walk way (did I mention our battery on the camera went flat and we had to "bum" cameras with our memory stick from people we hardly knew), this was really spectacular and one of the real highlights so far! Once again the sound was intense and the scenery even more so as you get a brilliant top side view of the glacier which seems to go on for ever (official figures have it at roughly 60km in length). I dont think that any camera could ever do this beast justice, we could have sat there all day just watching and listening but unfortunately we were only allowed a measly 2 hours there.
Just quickly a note on food - the steaks here really are as good as everyone says but what has suprised us is just how good their pizzas are - moi bueno!!
The next day we RACED down the hill to catch our 07h30 bus to El Chalten, we must have been quite a site overloaded with backpacks, Vix in her slops with sox running down the main street waving our ticket and barely arriving in time all because Vix had to have her coffee that morning... not that the "M" begrudges her the coffee, we have a new love for coffee and any homely pleasures now that we are on the road.
Next - El Chalten (promise)
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I loved the glacier too, so beautiful! Glad to read your blog, keep it up, its fun to see what you are up to! I miss Argentina already! Make sure you see Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay, it was quiet and lovely!
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