We really are lucky. Friends eithernever came here, or did but the infamous Patagonian weather let them down making good veiws obsolete. Our experience was different - the weather was so good, even the busdriver pulled over to afford us some great photo opportunities - The famous Fitz Roy range. Stunning. Our new-found (well, MY new-found) casual acceptance of how travelling seems to be done led us to having to stay in a AR$350pesos-a-night hotel, as apposed to ...

So, this is gonna be real quick as it is only a rundown of our night out. All three couples met promtly (ish) outside the casino, but wasting no time with fussy introductions, we went straight into Ricks, a nice but relaxed place that did all-you-can-eat BBQ etc. Which everyone did, apart from me. I just ate steak. And just steak! Wine and beer was flowing and the conversation was good. Everyone was very interested in me and Kim's wedding and the religious 'sit...

Sorry for screwing this up but it seems I have forgotten one of the highlights of the entire trip! Maybe it was my eagerness to chat about our drunken Casino night, or maybe it was BECAUSE of our drunken Casino night, but either way it needs rectified. Sorry Mary, but I think I have my dates all sorted now.So, in the morning (before the fatefaul Casino night) we went to the main attraction of El Chalten, the Perito Mereno Glacier. Expecting to see something along...

Second Part of Patagonia and end of our 'W-Trek'. Its the start of day 3 on the trail and after our Pisco Sour and Wine we planned a wee lie in. That wee lie in had us not leaving camp until 11! But as we had a shower the night before (after an American guy had a hissy fit because I was infront of him) and our mats we were feeling relatively fresh. The walk was planned to be uneventful as we simply needed to make the 4.5hrs to the next camp. Like most journeys...

Right, rattling thru a few days. We ended the bus journey from hell in El Calafate in Argentina. After speaking to the guy at the hostal we spent two days there at the fesival taking in some Choripan and proper Argentine culture, then we went to Puerto Netales in Chile and the gateway to our Patagonian adventure proper - Torres del Paine. Puerto Netales was small with a proper barron feel. I tried to replace my knife but there was nowhere sophisticated enough fo...