Visited Perito Moreno Glaciar yesterday after flying to Patagonia from Buenos Aires. Amazing! We have seen a glaciar before, in New Zealand, but this one is much more exciting. It's one of the most active glaciars in the world and is really noisy, with bits always falling off. I thought you only saw the crashing ice calving off into the lake in films and on TV, but it really happens! We went to the glaciar late in the afternoon/early evening so pretty much had the place to ourselves after all the othet tour buses left at 6. We went on a boat trip on the lake to see the face of the ice but getting up close to the side via a network of walkways was better. We took about a hundred pictures - very difficult to take good shots of something so big and so white.
Now we've crossed over to Chile and are about to start our 'glamping' experience in a luxury yurt. I hope it is well heated as it's been snowing today.
Bird of the day...
... is the lesser rhea. A bit like an emu but smaller. We saw dozens from the bus, including one with several babies.
Linda's guide to dealing with the Patagonian weather
Step 1: remove fleece
Step 2: apply sunscreen
Step 3: scrabble around for sunglasses
Step 4: put sunglasses back in bag
Step 5: put on fleece
Step 6: put up umbrella
Step 7: take down umbrella
Step 8: remove fleece
Step 9: put fleece back on
Step 10: put on jacket, hat and scarf
Step 11: repeat as required
OR
Stay indoors and watch the weather instead.
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