Saturday, January 5, 2013

Back to El Calafate

Hola todos! Hello everybody!
For those of you eagerly awaiting news from our trip, wait no more. We have made it out of Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, took a rest day in Puerto Natales, and then fishing for a day. Now we are back in Argentina for the next couple of days in the city of El Calafate.
We had absolutely amazing weather in the Park while backpacking. We feel so lucky! And we have a ton of pictures to wade through and share in the near future. Highlights of our backpacking trip include a view of Las Torres, a sunny day in the French Valley cirque, hiking high above the Grey Glacier, and views of all the prominent peaks under blue skies with fresh snow on them. Oh yeah, and we road a boat from our last camp within 50 feet of the front of the Glacier and were served drinks chilled with glacier ice. Living in the lap of luxury.
We went fishing with two guides yesterday and I had the most amazing morning of fly fishing Ive ever had! The afternoon wasnt so good but we still had a great time. That was a pretty cool birthday present... The rest of our down time since we came back to civilization has included sleeping in, eating wonderful hostel breakfasts, tasting the local flavor (including an Argentinian twist on classic sushi, gelato ice cream, empanadas, and a sandwich cookie called an alfahore).
Tomorrow we have bus tickets to go to Perito Moreno glacier in Argentinias Glacier National Park. It´s supposed to be one of the most active glaciers in the world, with ice calving off the front of the glacier into the water every 5 minutes. Can´t wait! Then we leave El Calafate on Monday and begin our whirlwind trip home so that I can go to class on Wednesday.
I´m on the hostel computer so no pictures right now, sorry. We´ll get them up soon, promise!

2 comments:

  1. Awesome to hear from you guys!! Happy Birthday! Taste as much as you can while you are away!

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