After quite a vacation from my blog, I'm back, and also back in Buenos Aires. I will do my best to catch up on some missed blogging time. Here goes!!
In December, I took a trip alone to the southern tip of Argentina and Chile. I flew to Calafate, Argentina, then bussed to Puerto Natales, Chile, then bussed and ferried to Ushuaia, Argentina (the southern most city in the world). I saw a lot of breathtaking landscapes, met many other travelers, and had a great time.
In Calafate, the main attraction is the Perrito Moreno Glacier. I enjoyed a picnic lunch, and walked around taking photos of beautiful views, as I listened to what sounded like roaring thunder as pieces of the glacier were breaking off and falling into the frozen waters.
Later, a large group of travelers loaded into a boat, took a trip to the other side of the glacier, put crampons on our shoes, and trekked across the Perrito Moreno.
I was especially excited because there were two groups on my tour, an english speaking group of at least 50 people and a spanish speaking group of about 15 people, and I got to take a much nicer, intimate, spanish trek over the glacier. After a couple of hours on the glacier, we approached a table with rocks glasses, filled them up with glacier ice, and drank whiskey (which I can't stand, but I tried to play along a bit).
After my glacier trek, I went back to the house where I was staying and hung out with other backpackers a fews locals. We made dinner, had lots of laughs, and played some riveting games of UNO.
Well there are the highlights from the first leg of my journey. Next, Puerto Natales, Chile! I'll wait to put that on the next post. As advised by KC (who is a far better blogger than me-- even with an infant) I'm going to try and make more blogs, even if they are shorter. We'll see how that works!
You can do it! I use the time while Sofia is breastfeeding to read and blog....That second picture of the people trekking over the ice is so cool!
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