The End of the World, El Calafate

Taking a handful of buses we head south, out of the Patagonia region, in and out of different provinces, away from the Andes onto the East coast, and eventually back to the west to our final destination, El Calafate. The journey wasn´t easy (long waits, unexciting bus stations, watching 2012 dubbed in Spanish twice... worst movie ever!, windy cities and one quite nasty storm).

Thankfully the place we settled in was a friendly and pretty little town with lots to do, and our first stop was down the road to a bird conservation park to see the flamingos. The next day was my birthday and we did a day trip to PERITO MORENO, the biggest glacier in Argentina! The huge wall of ice stretched out from mountain to mountain, and as we approached in the boat we could clearly hear the constant movement of the very alive glacier. We also took a trip to a trekking town called El Chalten and did a day hike to a beautiful lake, with a perfect view of Mount Fitz Roy, the highest peak in Argentina.

Our time in Patagonia is thus complete, and a little bit ahead of schedule we will head up and out of the south.