Monday, January 7, 2013

Return from the South

We are about to return to our lives in the United States. Darn. Back to normal life. It´s been pretty nice to live in this wonderland of Christmas break between semesters of school, traveling to see both family and the wonders of Patagonia.
We had a great day at the Glacier yesterday, albeit different than expected. It was warm and sunny when we left El Calafate but cloudy, rainy and chilly when we arrived. The bus schedule was such that we had about 4 1/2 hours to view the glacier and walk the labrinth of the board walk. It seems as though this would be very enjoyable on a hot, sunny day: sitting on the benches and watching the glacier calve off into the lake. But it wasn´t warm and nice, which also meant the glacier wasn´t very active either. We did see some large chunks of ice fall in and can only imagine the spectacle the forming of a large iceberg would be to see.
I (Colter) am in the lobby of our hostel/hotel as I write this, using the free computer access that they offer. We have 20 minutes until our shuttle to the airport arrives. Our flight from Calafate leaves at 2:30 (or 10:30 Bozeman time) and lands in Buenos Aires around 5:30. Then we leave BA close to 11, flying all night, landing in Dallas, going through the circus of customs before jumping up to Kansas City. We hope to escape the airport a bit with Muna and Dad and then scratch off the last bit of our journey home that evening. We´ll be pooped, but grateful to be home, sleep in our own bed, and see Kyler.
This is not the end of our adventures. No, not in the least. Alli and I are already beginning to plot our next excursions and the things we want to see and experience next. Where, you might ask? Well, you´ll just have to keep in touch and stay tuned...

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