Salta was to be our last stop in Argentina and it proved to be quite an interesting one. On the very first day Heather discovered the hill overlooking town but at least it had a gondola to the top (phew) - However, we did walk back down and met several fitness fiends jogging up ….. Crazy people - We went for a beer. We went to the "Museo de Arqueologia de Alta Montana" in search of culture and it proved to be a fascinating museum, their prize exhibit was thre...

We arrived in the town of Puerto Iguazu in the pouring rain, having met Fiona and Ross on the flight (our paths had crossed twice before in El Calafate and Buenos Aires) and we arranged to have dinner and drinks together that evening. The accommodation was above our South American budget at £70 a night but it was luxurious and although a bit extravagant, our currency dealing in Buenos Aires left us feeling the desire for lavish living. The Iguazu Falls are si...

The security check prior to our flight to Buenos Aires proved to be a slight problem as Heather was taken to one side and they discovered she was carrying a knife - Her explanation that it was for cutting meat for sandwiches, was accepted ….. But the knife was confiscated (no more sandwiches)! We stayed in a room in Palermo, one of the better barrios in Buenos Aires, which by chance was located directly over one of the best restaurants in the city (bizarrely ...

Another early start with a taxi to the bus station for the 8.00am bus to El Chalten (Argentina's trekking capital). We stopped en-route for no apparent reason. However, it turned out to be La Leona, a ranch where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid once hid from the long arm of the law - They still had "Wanted" posters on the wall (I guess the statute of limitations does not apply here). We travelled along the shore of Lago Viedma, made more picturesque by a...

The bus was big and luxurious with fully reclining seats, food and films in English. A good journey, through vast expanses of desert plain, llamas (guanacos), rheas, sheep, mountains in the distance etc. We fell asleep and woke up to a beautiful sunrise, shortly before arriving in El Calafate. The town itself was very friendly and safe, although more tourists than we had seen for some time. They, like us had journeyed vast distances to see the Glaciers and we...