Argentina Trip Report, Hateful Solar Daytime 9: Perito Moreno Glacier; Hateful Solar Daytime 10: Laguna Nimez, Flying To Bariloche

DAY 9, December 6, 2013:

PERITO MORENO GLACIER:

We wanted to produce the boardwalk in addition to boat ride at the Perito Moreno. This would live a closer encounter than the All Glacier cruise nosotros had taken before our trip to El Chalten. The Perito Moreno Glacier is located 78 km (48 mi) from El Calafate. We needed carry to achieve Perito Moreno.

We had meant to take away maintain the Caltur world bus from terminal inwards centro to the Glacier Park in addition to walk the boardwalk at our leisure in addition to come upward dorsum when nosotros were through. This would take away maintain costed us 200 peso pp past times Caltur in addition to nosotros but had to become to centro past times taxi every bit nosotros had done for our El Chalten bus.

RANCH:

Our hotel suggested a ranch cum Perito Moreno see at 290 peso pp.

Our hotel guy presented this ranch addition glacier every bit a improve option, which included hotel pickup/drop. He said we'll take away maintain iii hours at the glacier addition 1 lx minutes boat ride.

So though we were non keen on a ranch visit, nosotros took this tour.

The tour took a long road showing us ranches, condors, flamingos etc.

Earlier the ranches had a flourishing describe organization rearing these sheep—but right away amongst the advent of synthetic fleece, they take away maintain resorted to tourism.

Stuffed animals inside...

A trick cub is hiding nether the shelf. It has been rescued past times the ranch people.

Managed the grab the trick cub in addition to the kitten... the kitten was the i seeking in addition to getting attending from all!

Stuffed condor. Condors are iii feet tall in addition to take away maintain a wing bridge of half dozen feet.

Sheep grazing on the scenic farm...

wool was displayed every bit showpiece. We saw a family of v condors sitting inwards the distance.

GLACIER PARK:

After a brusque ranch visit, the tour guide drove us to the glacier common in addition to stopped much ahead of the boating pier.

We were taken on a 45 infinitesimal exclusive trek into the basin of the lago in addition to could watch the Perito moreno glacier at unopen quarters. TERRIFIC!!

Only this companionship has the exclusive rights for this trek.

Sat in addition to enjoyed the view. With no crowd this was an awesome experience.

The trek dorsum was over sheer rocky cliff inwards roughly parts in addition to and then over a steep hill.

Pretty tough..it may live a improve ides to become dorsum the agency nosotros came instead of attempting to climb the cliffs.

Then nosotros were dropped close the boardwalk.

BOARDWALK:

We were given two hours to come upward dorsum to the coming together request past times 2.10 after finishing the walkways if nosotros wanted a boat ride; 3.10 if nosotros but wanted to become back.

We started on the yellowish trail—1 1/2 km long.

The yellowish trail is the longest—it covers the correct side.

The cherry trail leads to the left.

The light-green trail is through the Bosque—forest.

Great map of the trails in addition to the time/difficulty level...

Usted esta aqui—-you are here..

Seracs—blocks of H2O ice inwards the glacier. They await similar giant statues...

We enjoyed each nook every bit it brought novel views.

The cherry flowers are chilean firebush—they abound betwixt the winding walkways.

There are alternate routes—so these signposts are entirely full general guidelines.

It rains almost daily here—we were lucky to take away maintain perfect weather condition in addition to visibility.

Had our packed lunch... bet the Perito Moreno never witnessed tomato plant rice before...Ha Ha..

We saw minor pieces interruption away in addition to float but heard large thunderous noises of the other side wall coming down.

Got thoroughly sunburned... the atmosphere is thence build clean that UV rays penetrate fast.The elevation also plays a part.

Sendero de la costa is the bluish trail of the coast. We did that every bit well.

Our guide has asked us to come upward to the starting request past times two if nosotros wanted to become for the boat ride.

We had started on the walkway past times 11.30 but could non watch ourselves retracing past times 2. We decided to produce jurist to the whole walkway in addition to furnish past times iii to take away maintain the van home.

We managed to consummate entirely yellowish in addition to bluish trails past times iii in addition to told our guide nosotros wanted to live on our own. We had tried to majority a ride dorsum amongst the buses inwards the parking infinite but they were all booked. Our guide spoke to Caltur guys in addition to nosotros could bring together their 7pm motorbus dorsum to Calafate if nosotros paid 100peso pp when nosotros returned. We said yes gladly.

We were at the boating pier at iii but unfortunately their last boat ride was from 2—3. So nosotros missed the boating on the due south side of Perito Moreno—we had before covered the N side inwards our twenty-four hours long boating cruise—todo glaciares.

We turned dorsum in addition to started on the cherry trail.

People had all gone dorsum past times iii in addition to we had the whole walkways to ourselves... it was an awesome experience.

This is the light-green trail—del bosque—through the forests.

Saw a pudu—smallest deer inwards the world— scurry away in addition to a megallanic woodpecker.

They've closed off the walkway every bit the glacier is advancing—pretty soon, it may autumn on the walkway.

Had roughly snacks at this scenic location.

We left the identify reluctantly past times 6.30, went to the parking lot, got into the motorbus past times Caltur in addition to reached centro... paid 100peso pp at Caltur counter in addition to were off to our hotel inwards a taxi—45pesos.

Could non aid thinking the driver may take away maintain pocketed the coin inwards other places...

We could take away maintain easily taken the Caltur motorbus inwards the morn in addition to arrived early on past times nine instead of taking the tour to the ranch first... were misled past times hotel staff. took their give-and-take because inwards Ushuaia the information nosotros had nearly a motorbus to Tierra del fuego was no longer relevant.

Anyway, the twenty-four hours had been awesome, thence no large regrets!

DAY 10, December 7, 2013: 9am —Laguna Nimez:

Our flying to Bariloche was entirely at 4.30 pm. We had factored inwards to a greater extent than fourth dimension inwards El Calafate because of the reports of bad weather/rain making it hard to produce the cruise/walkways for Periot Moreno in addition to the other glaciers on Lago Argentino. The adept weather condition had made things become smoothen in addition to nosotros were left amongst extra time.

Thought of taking the motorbus to Perito Moreno in i lawsuit again in addition to doing the boat cruise nosotros had missed in addition to and then furnish back. But nosotros were scared the motorbus dorsum may live slow in addition to nosotros may non live able to grab the flight.

Decided to spell away the morn at Laguna Nimez again—- nosotros had our tickets bought before in addition to entered... in that location were so many birds in addition to nosotros had an awesome experience... time but flew past times in addition to it turned out to live i of the highlights of the trip.

This is a mocking aeroplane inwards the tree...gave an awesome concert for 20 minutes... volition wing away when nosotros pick upward the photographic tv set camera but volition come upward dorsum in addition to resume its singing. Felt every bit though it was aware of our attending in addition to revelled inwards it!! inwards fact when the aeroplane flew away in i lawsuit nosotros walked to a nearby niche to sit down down... the aeroplane returned to the master spot, looked around, flew close our novel spot, sat on a branch in addition to resumed its song!! AWESOME EXPERIENCE!

Managed to grab a minor slice of its vocal inwards a video.

A group of ibis kept circling us in addition to making loud noises.

We idea they recognised us in addition to were maxim howdy every bit nosotros had seen them the previous fourth dimension every bit well.

There were lovely flamingos in the minor island. Altogether a lovely time.

We took a taxi dorsum to our hotel, had our luncheon inwards their gardens surrounded past times roses in addition to and then went to the drome inwards a taxi for our flying at 4.30.

San Carlos de Bariloche:

Landed inwards San Carlos de Bariloche at 6.20pm, bargained amongst a cab driver to take away maintain us to our hotel Peninsula Petit for 250 pesos (the furnish to the drome 4 days after toll entirely 190—so the driver did overcharge).

On the agency nosotros stopped at Supermercado La Anonima in addition to got provisions thence that nosotros tin start our remain comfortably.

Our hotel Peninsula Petit is on the tip of a beautiful peninsula on the banks of the lake Nahuel Huapi in addition to is 17km from the metropolis center... it was a cracking determination to remain hither rather than inwards the crowded centro.

Our room had an awesome sentiment of the lake in addition to the snowfall topped mountains in addition to it had an access to the someone beach.

Garden access to someone beach...

There was lovely local art...

Ibis at our window...usually two came together...on the final day, in that location were 4 ibis...quite pretty..it's a large aeroplane in addition to colorful too.

Though in that location was enough of sunlight nosotros settled inwards in addition to decided to produce our sightseeing the adjacent day.

Guess all the strenuous treks were catching up...

the beautiful sentiment from our room window made upward for non going out.

Watched a lovely sunset over the lake in addition to the mountains.

The sheer release of stars inwards the heaven was awesome—-tried to grab the stars on a video but could not...

We had had a lovely fourth dimension at Ushuaia in addition to El calafate in addition to El Chalten ... Bariloche was our final halt on this trip... in addition to nosotros were richly rewarded hither every bit well. Details inwards the adjacent post:
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