Moving on from Chile, we headed back into Argentina for some much needed ´r n r´and headed to the ski resort town of El Calafate.
Obviously during the winter ski-ing is the main attraction and the town is set up to give the perfect apres ski effect.
It works well in the summer too. Calafate marks the entrance to Parque nacional de los glaciares. A haven for hiking but of course most people come here to see the glaciers, namely Perito Moreno Glaciar which is one of only two in the world that is growing.
Without a doubt seeing this vast ice shelf is awe-inspiring. We headed out on a boat trip first to get as close as we could to see the south face.
With it being summer obviously the ice is melting and as we viewed from the boat we heard what can only be described as thunder ahead of a piece falling off into the water - very dramatic.
After the boat we headed to the balconies which offers a view mainly of the north side, which is higher and older than the south side. We had a relax and lunch watching more pieces of ice fall off bit-by-bit.
The rest of our time in Calafate was spent relaxing, enjoying the sunshine again, catching up with family and on life admin, perusing the quirky shops in town and eating lots of ice cream.
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