Friday, 6 December 2013

Argentina

As I say need a 10 Argent or U3A! to help with the photos, still got neither. The trip to El Calafate was through 2 boarder crossings. Took about an hour.  As a seasoned traveller forgot would need Argentinan currancy they don't take Chile money. Fortunately a very nice young man brought us coffee very welcome after a 6 a.m start. This was balanced by a young woman from Israel saying I remaindered her of her mum. She is travelling for 6mths. Think she was homesick.  The journey was amazing, snow topped mountains, larmas, rhea bit like ostrich,  horses, cows and sheep. Not a lot of people.
I fell & hurt my knee whilst on the volcano bruised, and scratched. A bit of a liability. Not only painful but a bit limiting. Jane is adapting to her role as nurse maid. This is on top of tour organiser.  Hoping to be fit enough to wander amongst the glaciers tomorrow.
Just back from a most amazing trip to the glacier.  On the way there saw Condors. Yes lots just wonderful to watch them float through the air. As if that wasn't brilliant a sheep was dead and 3/4 crowded round. Saw a number of birds. A nest of 2 chicks, can't spell it think its Cacaraw? just watching us. Of course saw horses, looking a little bedraggled in the wind.
We have been lucky with the weather, very blue sky lots of wind. The drive to the national park was fun, winding roads, lakes topped by the glacier.





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1 comment:

  1. Enjoying following your travels and looking at pics. What a fantastic experience you are having. Pity about your fall, so please take care of yourself. Very best from Christine and Matthew.

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