We awoke and it was so cloudy and foggy outside that you could not see down the valley - however it slowly cleared to reveal snow on the hill tops where it must have been really cold. Today was a travelling day - however our car to the airport was not leaving until 1145 so we had a relaxing morning. The driver took us via the shores of Lake Argentinas to show us the birdlife and say that in the winter it was frozen and people skate on it. The flight was delaye...

The weather forecast was not good today but when we awoke it was bright and sunny and as we breakfasted overlooking Lake Argentinas, in the distance, all was well! At 0900 Marcello and Berto collected us and we set off towards Los Glaciares National Park. As we stopped to pay our fees at the entrance and watched a grey fox run along the side of the road - spots of rain appeared on the windscreen - an indicator of things to come. Next stop was a lookout point an...

Today was a travel day - we were up by 6.30 and went down for breakfast at 7am but they didn't start serving until 7.30 so I sorted out some emails and John brought the luggage down so we were ready to leave at 8 am. As we arrived in the communal area Pia was having a cup of tea before heading off to Punta Arenas and her flight back to Santiago. The wind was back with a vengeance and the journey to the border was quite chilly - the exit from Chile was painless ...

The alarm went off at 0330am but luckily we awoke just before, showered and went to lounge for a quick drink before setting off into the park to search for pumas. We were joined by another guide,Chris, a young Australian but born in Bedford whose father emigrated as a £10 Pom! We stopped at a lake just outside the park to take pictures of the mountains reflected in it. It was really cool but there was no wind so we made our way into the park. John and I were ta...

After a long day yesterday we were allowed a lie in so did not get up until 7am - we didn't open the curtains so we would not be jealous if we missed a glorious sun rise. Today temperatures were forecast to be 20 degrees and importantly with little of no wind - amazing for this time of year - indeed it had dropped considerably yesterday. We left at a very civilised 9am for the National Park - we stopped to take great picture of the reflections of the mountains o...