El Calafate

Oh.my.god. OhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygodOhmygod! Patagonia is AMAZING. I ended up flying into Patagonia because it was pretty much the same price, minus the 4 to 5 days on a bus. My first stop is El Calafate- a little mountain town thats 80km from the national park where the Gran Moreno Glacier is located. The weather felt amazing after the humidity of Buenos Aires. Its a bit like Bend, Oregon weather (dry and dusty and cool). But the wind, it will knock you over! I took a bus out to the Glacier which was about an hour´s drive from here, then got on a boat to get a little closer. The Glacier is not only visually stunning, but is incredibly loud. There are huge pieces of ice that are constantly falling into the water. Afterwards I did a little hike til the bus headed back. I still cant believe how massive the Glacier is. Today I spent my time walking around the shops and taking some pictures. Tomorrow I head to El Chalten which is a frontier town (meaning they have NOTHING) to do a trek into the Fitz Roy Mountains! After that Ill cross over to the east coast to see some penguins!!!! All the travel companies keep laughing at me when I tell them I´m searching for penguins, but who wouldnt wanna see penguins?! Trying to get anywhere down here is pretty difficult unless you´re going in a straight line due to lack of roads. There arent very many bus companies, so when the bus fills up you have to wait a few days for another one. Wish me luck!!