Argentina tour – El Calafate boat tour, Preto Moreno glacier and tango

by Nanette Snel

Today we took a boat tour.  It was raining but it didn’t dampen our spirits. It was wonderful to get so close to the Glacier. We all really enjoyed it.  We saw some wild animals, lamas, a dolphin, reindeer and a bull.  Sorry, I wasn’t able to get photos of all the animals, just the lamas.
This evening we went to Kam Kaleshen restaurant that I’d seen on trip advisor. The food was delicious, atmosphere perfect and we had some very good tango dancers giving their last performance of the season! A perfect Evening!

The following day we took at tour to the Perito Moreno Glacier. This area of exceptional natural beauty has been declared a UNESCO National Heritage Site for its unique glacial scenery. In our own small van, we drove 1 hr and 20 mins to the National Park. It was raining hard. All Day! But that could not dampen our spirits!
We drove part of the way and continued the rest of the journey by foot. We passed channels, fjords and bays that took us right up to the glacier. Walking along the catwalks brought us up close to the enormous 60-metre high wall of ice floating on the lake.  An incredible experience! The s
cenery is similar  to Canada in the Fall.

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