Perito Moreno Glacier
Yesterday was a privilege and a half! We took a tour to the nearby Perito Moreno glacier. It was breathtaking. Our first glimpse of the glacier was from 7 km away from its southern face. It is one of the few expanding glaciers on the planet. You can watch as huge chunks of ice fall off the 60m to 80m high face. The sound created by this falling ice, as well the straining and cracking ice, is thunderous. The glacier moans and groans as it moves forward under this immense pressure at a rate of about 2 m a day. We also did a short walk opposite the northern face of the glacier as well as a boat trip closer to the glacier. On the way back our bus burst a tyre and woke Johan from his sleep.The driver handled the situation very well and all discomfort we had to endure was the freezing wind before we were picked up by a much more luxurious bus with better seats!
Johan has been suffering from a headache - most probably because of the quality of our substandard budget beds :-) We had to buy some additional winter wear to protect us against the freezing wind and very low temperatures. The low temperature is also be a blessing in disguise as we have left our cold drinks outside on the windowsill to keep them cold!
Tomorrow we are off to Puerto Natales in Chile...
Culture shock: freeeeeezing temperatures with strong winds; few veges and salads in their diet; their "medium-rare" steaks are actually well done (Janine's observation).
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