Perito Moreno glacier
Day 92, Tue Nov 30 Puerto Natales/ Perito Moreno glacier/ El Calafate/ El Chalten
A long day. A early start as we have breakfast at 06:30 and get on the van at 07:00. It is a bit of a squeeze. Among the other people, I remember with dread, an extremely ill-tempered duo from Austria. They complain about things that nobody can control and all I can think is that I never turn quite so cantankerous when I become old.
The formalities at the border between Chile and Argentina take but little time and we arrive in El Calafate around noon. The wind did cause problems along the way. There was one moment where I was scared that the van was going to topple over!
Perito Moreno is the reason most people come to El Calafate. El Calafate is an extremely expensive tourist town. Perito Moreno is well worth the hassle it takes to get there. The weather has turned bad. Overcast conditions make it hard to see the mountains nearby, but Perito Moreno still manages to capture one´s imagination. One can only imagine how beautiful the place would be in nice sunny weather. An hour of walking around is all I could handle in the pouring rain. Spent the next hour sitting in a cafe, looking at the glacier from a distance.
14:30 finds us all back in the van, headed back to El Calafate. Time for goodbyes as most of my fellow-W-folks are staying in El C while I head off to El Chalten, for some more hiking. It is a 4 hour ride to El Chalten and the scenery keeps one´s eyes glued to the window!
Tags: Travel
Damu