El Calfate

After hiking in Torres del Paine, we bused to El Calafte where we did laundry, checked emails, and checked out Los Glaciares National Park. El Calafte is a touristy town, but it was nice. It is located right on Lago Argentino, which has pink flamigos! Michele said it reminded her of Northern towns, because only the main road is paved, and all the other roads are gravel, and houses are kind of everywhere. We decided to go see Galciar Perito Moreno (the main tourist attraction). Here´s some Stats from trustworthy Wiki: The 250 km² ice formation, of 30 km in length, is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field located in the Andes system shared with Chile. This icefield is the world's third largest reserve of fresh water. The Perito Moreno Glacier is one of only three Patagonian glaciers that are not retreating. Periodically the glacier advances over the L-shaped "Lago Argentino" ("Argentine Lake"). when it reaches the opposite shore, it forms a natural dam which separates the two halves of the lake. With no escape route, the water-level on the Brazo Rico side of the lake can rise by up to 30 meters above the level of the main lake. The enormous pressure produced by this mass of waters finally breaks the ice barrier holding it back, in a spectacular rupture event. This dam/rupture cycle is not regular and it naturally recurs at any frequency between once a year to less than once a decade.
Anyways: We got some bus tickets and bused out there. It was super sweet glacier, but I think we had 7 hours to waste there until our bus would pick us up again. It was a cloudy day adn it was cold. So, it was a long 7 hours! 4 hours would of been adequate. We bought hot choclate and coffee twice to warm up, and wasted time wandering ALL of the walkways, and sitting and watching the glacier crash into the lake. Thats all! Pictures:

Waiting for some Glacier Action

Some glacier

More Glacier

There should be Flamigos in this shot...