El calafate, perito moreno

At 6 oclock we left from the gasstation to  on our way to el calafate. We wanted to cross true Chilli by the Ferry from Punta arenas. On Or way we know we could see kin pinquins. Unfortunly they didnt accept our argetina peso, euro Or credit cards and we did not had Some chilian pesos. So we Where not allouwed to go in the park. After we drives fast to the Ferry. When we arrived there they told us they only ship at 7 o clock in the moring. Because we did not want to wait for this we dicided to go back to the other Ferry.    This took us an other 5 hours to arrive back in rio gallegos. So we dicided to sleep here in the camping we sleept before. Luckly for us they have small lodge, cheaper then a hostel and way better and private! And here we could dry our wett shoes, who Where already wet for 2 days. 

from rio gallegos we straight on moved to El Calafate!! Half way Or road, on top of a mountain we get in to a snow storm, a really hard snow strom. We had to wait till the hell serves came to help the bussen en trucks to get up and around the snow. In 1 hour it was around 25 cm hi. After we past the storm it was like it was never happend. The sun was shining, and gras was still green. After 1 hour we arrived the national park glaciers on the south side. Yes it is big and has 2 side to go to. But this side has the biggest glacier and most beautiful one in the world. Petito Moreno! In the park it’s a 30 km drive to face the glacier who makes you speechless, magnificent!!!

our second day in el calafate. Wanted to go back to the national parc glacier. Butnow the north Side in el chaltan. From here you got the change to stand on top of the glacier viedma who is one of the most stabel glaciers in the park with around 300 glaciers. Icetracking…. is what we want to do. So we drived in the moring 220 kn to el chaltan. They Said in the weather Chanel the weather wil Be oke after 10. Around 12 we arived at el chalten and went straight to the rangers who told us that it would not Be possible to go on the glacier because the weather is not safe. The second thing he told us. Because of the big amound of clouds it whas also not possible to see the fritz Roy, the biggest mountain in the woul park with a hight for 3400 meters. This whas our second thing we wanted to do here. After a coffee and wait for Some better weather we disided to go back to el calafate and we went to the glacierium, this is the glacier museum and specialist About ice. Here we get Some information About the history and condisiun of the glaciers. After a few hours we went to the tourist center in the city to go for Some souffeniers, christmas balle is special, Unfortunly also this they didnt had so we improvist with a mini glacier. I think its not our week but who knows, we have to past el chaltan again when we go Back up.

btw the next view days we going on the w track in Torres’ del pain. At this park is no internet Or mobile conaction so dont worry we come back with our story.

 # tom