The bus picked me up around 8 a.m. and then we switched to a larger bus and were on our way to see the main attraction of the area, the Perito Moreno glacier. The 70 kilometers passed quickly and, upon entering the park, a ranger boarded the bus to charge foreigners 40 pesos and Argentines [...]
The bus for El Calafate, Argentina left bright and early around 7:30 a.m. Within 15 minutes of leaving town we passed through Chilean customs, reboarded, then got off a few minutes later for Argentine customs. It wasn’t difficult, just extremely slow. Things would be simpler if these two countries would get along and arrange some [...]
I took a shower and shaved so as to look and feel more human again. My laundry smelled awful and fortunately a local place agreed to have it ready for me by 6:30 the next morning. Back at Hostel Natales, I worked on packing my things and talked with a couple Australian guys staying in [...]
Today was more of a point A to point B type day. The weather was gloomy and there wasn’t much to see along the way. We banged out the walk in around 3 hours without stopping. It was hard to believe my 11 days were over. The first few days were so difficult and I [...]
Today was a real treat after the terrible conditions yesterday. We had bright blue skies and spectacular views over Glacier Gray. The ice appeared more alive below the brilliant sky and seemed surreal in its beauty. Within 5 minutes of leaving camp we came upon a great overlook and stopped for pictures. After this, I [...]
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