Nov 11, 2009 - Return to Argentina - El Calafate

After our trek in the Torres del Paine National Park we had one last night in Chile before crossing over to the Argentinian side of Southern Patagonia and heading to the town of El Calafate. ... El Calafate is a nice town, although quite touristy because from there you can visit the Los Glaciares National Park and the Perito Moreno glacier - the only glacier in the world that is stable and not receding. ... We stayed a few days and we made a trip to the national park and visited the glacier where we went for a mini trek on it with the help of crampons on our shoes! The trek was really good and we got to see giant crevasses etc, then we finished with a glass of whiskey! The glacier is amazing, you can watch giant chunks collapse and drop off the front of it into the lake with a massive crash.After our trek in the Torres del Paine National Park we had one last night in Chile before crossing over to the Argentinian side of Southern Patagonia and heading to the town of El Calafate. ... El Calafate is a nice town, although quite touristy because from there you can visit the Los Glaciares National Park and the Perito Moreno glacier - the only glacier in the world that is stable and not receding. ... We stayed a few days and we made a trip to the national park and visited the glacier where we went for a mini trek on it with the help of crampons on our shoes! The trek was really good and we got to see giant crevasses etc, then we finished with a glass of whiskey! The glacier is amazing, you can watch giant chunks collapse and drop off the front of it into the lake with a massive crash....

Oct 31, 2009 - Speed bonnie boat

A bit of a baptism of fire today, in preparation for my upcoming Antarctic trip.A bit of a baptism of fire today, in preparation for my upcoming Antarctic trip....

Oct 30, 2009 - Ice and more ice

Today´s trip was to the Perito Morreno glacier and the national park.Today´s trip was to the Perito Morreno glacier and the national park....

Oct 17, 2009 - El Calafate

El Calafate is a pretty little mountain town that sits on the shores of Lago Argentina. ... I spent 2 nights in El Calafate, and as with Ushuaia the weather deteriorated while I was here. ... It was snowing and bitterly cold when I left.El Calafate is a pretty little mountain town that sits on the shores of Lago Argentina. ... I spent 2 nights in El Calafate, and as with Ushuaia the weather deteriorated while I was here. ... It was snowing and bitterly cold when I left....

Sep 7, 2009 - Patagonia - El Calafate

Am Montag Nachmittag haben sich Ines und mein Weg getrennt, sie ist nach Mendoza in den Westen argentinies und ich nach Patagonien im Sueden gefahren. Ich habe meinen Soloaufenthalt hier in El Calafate sehr genossen, zum Einen weil Patagonien einfach wahnsinnig schoen ist und zum Anderen weil ich hier jede Menge, sehr nette auch Solo Reisende kennengelernt und einige sehr interessante und lustige Abende mit Leuten aus der ganzen Welt geniessen durfte. ... MEHR FOTOS FOLGEN!!! ------------------------------------------------------------ Ines and I went different paths on monday: She was off to Mendoza in the west of Argentina and I headed south to Patagonia.Am Montag Nachmittag haben sich Ines und mein Weg getrennt, sie ist nach Mendoza in den Westen argentinies und ich nach Patagonien im Sueden gefahren. Ich habe meinen Soloaufenthalt hier in El Calafate sehr genossen, zum Einen weil Patagonien einfach wahnsinnig schoen ist und zum Anderen weil ich hier jede Menge, sehr nette auch Solo Reisende kennengelernt und einige sehr interessante und lustige Abende mit Leuten aus der ganzen Welt geniessen durfte. ... MEHR FOTOS FOLGEN!!! ------------------------------------------------------------ Ines and I went different paths on monday: She was off to Mendoza in the west of Argentina and I headed south to Patagonia....

Mar 27, 2009 - Argentina: Buenos Aires and Patagonia

Gisela was able to take an extra day off work and we stole away to El Calafate, which is in Patagonia, or the Southern Cone. ... Even though the annual trekkers festival was that night, we decided to make it a day trip and afford ourselves more time in El Calafate. ... On our last day, we finally had a chance to sleep in and enjoy the town of El Calafate. ... Even though the nation’s recent president sold off a lot of the land in the area to foreigners to pad the coffers of the treasury, the land has not lost any of its natural beauty, and we enjoyed the sight of wild horses and little farm houses as we gazed across the water to the lakeside town of El Calafate. ...

Mar 24, 2009 - Argentinian Patagonia

Hola Chicos New photos have been updated to the last entry, so if you are at all interested, please do take a look! We have had a spectacular week in Patagonia - but it has been thermals and windbreakers all the way. However the howling gale could have made casting interesting! We are now in El Calafate again, before getting the bus down down to Punta Arenas (Gojo´s and Moats, we will give it your love), and from there flying up to Santiago. ... Will update you all again soon, Lots of love, Tavia and James P.Hola Chicos New photos have been updated to the last entry, so if you are at all interested, please do take a look! We have had a spectacular week in Patagonia - but it has been thermals and windbreakers all the way. However the howling gale could have made casting interesting! We are now in El Calafate again, before getting the bus down down to Punta Arenas (Gojo´s and Moats, we will give it your love), and from there flying up to Santiago. ... Will update you all again soon, Lots of love, Tavia and James P....

Feb 14, 2009 - Patagonia - the intrepid trekkers return

After 8 days deep in the Patagonian wilderness we´ve returned to civilization (and some sort of local festival). We returned to El Calafate a little sorer (and Bryony hopes a little lighter!) but with a real sense of achievement. ... To celebrate our return we went out and ate a kg (literally!) of beef and lamb and washed it down with a delicious bottle of Malbec from Mendoza.After 8 days deep in the Patagonian wilderness we´ve returned to civilization (and some sort of local festival). We returned to El Calafate a little sorer (and Bryony hopes a little lighter!) but with a real sense of achievement. ... To celebrate our return we went out and ate a kg (literally!) of beef and lamb and washed it down with a delicious bottle of Malbec from Mendoza....

Feb 9, 2009 - Glaciar Perito Moreno

After our camping expedition to Mont Fitzroy, we were suppose to have a rest day; however, as the weather was good, we decided to do a trip to the Perito Moreno Glaciar.After our camping expedition to Mont Fitzroy, we were suppose to have a rest day; however, as the weather was good, we decided to do a trip to the Perito Moreno Glaciar....

Feb 9, 2009 - Berghaus Man

As you have been viewing the photos you may notice that MS is very well equipped clothing wise.As you have been viewing the photos you may notice that MS is very well equipped clothing wise....

Feb 6, 2009 - The wilds of Patagonia

Greetings from Puerto Natales - on the Chilean side of Patagonia.Greetings from Puerto Natales - on the Chilean side of Patagonia....

Dec 25, 2008 - Christmas in Patagonia...

We've had a great couple of days exploring El Calafate and the surrounding area, meeting new friends, and, of course, eating & drinking mucho. ... We would be taking a boat out from the "port" in El Calafate, across Lago Argentino (the largest lake in Argentina), through glacier territory, and on to the estancia. ... In the mid-to-late 1800s an Argentinean military officer brought his young family to El Calafate and bought the land that Estancia Christina now sits on. ... The Argentineans, and I think most of the world, celebrate more on Christmas Eve than on Christmas day, so we had been sure to set a reservation at one of the better restaurants in El Calafate in advance. ... In my last journal, I made mention of the "dogs of El Calafate". ...