More views from the park
Posted from Santa Cruz, Argentina.
Archive for November 14th, 2010
Lago Grey, Torre del Paine
14
Nov
One of Torre del Paine highlights, icebergs break off and wash out to the beach at the end of lake Grey. We spent a lot of time (went there twice) walking between small icebergs and shivering in 5 degrees with cold 60 km/h winds coming of the glacier, severely cold but we almost couldn’t leave. And Ran said it’s good practice for Antarctica.
Torre del Paine national park, Chile
14
Nov
We were planning to get here somehow, even though the passes are closed sometimes thru November for snow. At least thats what we read. Arrived in rainy weather and got out of the Toyota into one of the famous Torre 60 km extreme cold winds.
However, the park IS one of the most beautiful places on earth, as we woke up to a gorgeous cold windy sunny sunrise.
Arrived in glacier land
14
Nov
After our quick detour to the Atlantic (whales, penguin, sea lions, all that jazz…) we finally arrived to ‘real’ patagonia – the glaciers of the Andes. First stop and our base for next week’s trips; Calafate and the popular Perito Moreno glacier
Posted from El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina.