Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina

From El Chalten Marcelo and I continued our drive south heading to El Calafate and the gorgeous Perito Moreno Glacier. El Calafate was filled with tourists from all walks of life gearing up to see the glacier which was a little more than hour from the town. After a night in Calafate Marcelo and I left early the next morning to make it to the glacier. By getting to the park before they opened at 8:00 we were able to avoid the park fees which are more triple for foreigners like me - Thanks Marcelo!

Marcelo was off for a boat tour of the lakes and glaciers for most of the day while I hiked around and hung out in front of the glacier. It was such a beautiful day to see, and hear, the glacier which is still advancing, and regularly breaking off into Lake Buenos Aires. Every so often there would be a thunderous crash and there would be a mess of ice sliding into the water. At the middle of the glacier it moves more than a couple meters forward each day!



























































































Icey spires