08-09/04/04 El Calafate

We arrived by air which gave us an amazing first impression of the Patagonia desert and found a fantastic hostel. Also managed to find a couple of drinking partners so proceeded to get very drunk, which as we had to be up at 5am to catch a bus, proved a very bad idea. The bus trip was not too comfy either, but it was worth it as it was to the national park containing the Perito Moreno Glacier which was spectacular. After another couple of hours on a bus we returned to El Calafate to decide where to go next and have a look round the town. We took a walk down to Lake Argentina which was stunning and decided to face our first big bus trip of 26 hours.

Glacier was amazing- we haven't got any pictures but here are some on someone else's site:

http://www.bildungsservice.at/faecher/geo/Staaten%20und%20Landschaften/Argentinien/photogalerie%20argentinien%2038.htm