A late breakfast and pack, then a walk around El Calafate before the pickup for the airport at 1pm. The town is a busy place with tourists well catered for with the many shops, restaurants, tour operators and an out of place casino - 2 Peso admission! I must mention the number of dogs roaming the street and sleeping in shop doorways and on the pavement. Arrived at the airport to a long line for check in. There was a sign for airport departure tax but unlike...

What a fabulous day today. An early start and bus trip to the port for our 2 hour boat trip to Upsala Glacier. I couldn't believe we were seeing icebergs. The glacier is receding and the location where today's photo was taken was where the front of the glacier was 40 years ago. What do the climate change sceptics have to say about this? Last night in El Calafate. Buenos Aires tomorrow night Under the photo tab today is another photo of Upsala Glacier and t...

We have had a wonderful day visiting Lago Argentina on our way to Perito Moreno Glacier. About one hour by mini bus from El Calafate and we entered the national park - 100 Pesos each covered in the tour. Photo stops by the lake a couple of times before we get our first glimpse of the glacier. We board one of many boats for the one hour cruise (70 Pesos each) up to the edge of the glacier. It is very windy but not really that cold and it was trying to rain. Stra...

I forgot to include in yesterday's blog our swim at Copacabana Beach. As today is a long traveling day from Rio to Buenos Aires and on to El Calafate in Patagonia, I will include yesterday's swim to begin today with. We decided it was time to venture onto the sands of Copacabana and brave the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It was another very warm day and after the 5 minute walk to the sand we were ready for whatever was in store for us. Even at mid morning the b...

The cultural show last night was a great mix of color, sound and spectacle. Colorful costumes; singing and drumming, and the beauty of Brazilian culture. A good nights entertainment. Towards the end they got the audience involved with a karaoke segment. The audience was asked where they came from and a few nationals were invited on stage to sing their national song. What would YOU sing as a national song for Australia? The finale was a Carnival item with the w...