We were looking forward to the next part of our trip for two reasons. First, we were going to be reunited with fellow Cusco volunteer, Anna - it's nice to see a familiar face, especially if she is able to engage in conversations fully in English. And second, we were going to see some pretty interesting wildlife. I know, I know - haven't we had enough of animals already in the Pantanal and Galapagos? Not really, especially when our next destination was...

From the remote islands of Galapagos on the equator where temperatures were a toasty 30 C, we flew all the way down south to the Argentinian town of El Calafate located in the Patagonia area, not too far (relatively speaking) from the point where Antartica starts. No, we're not testing the limits of our body's ability to withstand extreme swings in temperatures although it did take some adjusting (and plenty of layers) to get acclimatised to the sub-zero...