So on Easter Friday when you were all enjoying balmy weather and munching on Easter Eggs Ed and I went off to visit the Perito Moreno Glacier. After loving Franz Josef in New Zealand we were both really excited to see this glacier. We decided to save our money and just view the glacier this time rather than climb on it (which having spoken to unhappy others that have paid the extortionate fee to walk on the ice was the right thing to do). So a massive thank you to Moochie for wedding gift number 16!
We took a bus to the entrance to the national park and then jumped on a boat, the weather was freezing, not helped with the rain and drizzle but the view was spectactular. The boat got up really close to the glacier and we stayed out for as long as our frozen bodies would let us. After the boat trip we took a walk around the ‘balconies’ which give amazing viewpoints out to different sides of the glacier. It’s such a wonderful time to be travelling in Argentina as it is Autumn here and the trees are turning their beautiful shades of yellow and reds, it looked so special against the icy blues of the glacier. It really was spectacular, Perito Moreno moves at 2 metres a day so as the afternoon comes round and the sun warms the ice pieces break off, we were lucky enough to catch a couple of chunks fall off and the noises from the breaking and cracking is superb. It really was a wonderful day. The weather literally changed every fifteen minutes, from cloudy and sleety, to beautiful bright blue skies, to mist and fog but it all added to the mystery and awe of the place.
Mr and Mrs on the top of the boat, glacier behind us
Amazing sight and sounds
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