easyboy Posted November 11, 2016 #151 Share Posted November 11, 2016 With one last sunrise our cruise was ending Buenos Aries ! In the final review of the cruise , I can't think of anything that HAL could do to improve their performance . In all respects , they had met and exceeded our expectations !!! Next: Post cruise stay in El Calafate Thank you for your review, and the nice photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js4rq Posted November 11, 2016 #152 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Beautiful photos! It looks like you had a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 11, 2016 Author #153 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Thank you for your review, and the nice photos. You're welcome , and please stay tuned for our visit to El Calafate . :) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 11, 2016 Author #154 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Beautiful photos! It looks like you had a great cruise! Thank you , it's a fun hobby and we enjoyed it so much that we would like to do the cruise again , and this time to Antarctica with my new camera . :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 11, 2016 Author #155 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Our original plan was to spend 4 days post cruise in Buenos Aires . In looking at pictures of the Perito Moreno Glacier we decided that we wanted to spent 3 days there. So after disembarking ship in Buenos Aires , we flew to El Calafate . We snapped a picture of this map at the airport while waiting for luggage. After picking up our rental car , we headed out for the town. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Calafate After a quick stop at the grocery store we made our way up to the place where we would spend 2 nights Our room had a view of Lago Argentino . The wind was ripping just before sunset And the dining room didn't open until 8pm !! So we opted for pizza in the room (very good) , a bottle of wine and a very welcome bath . We want to make an early start for the glacier 78 km away , so we fell asleep (with masks) in the very late sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelly Posted November 11, 2016 #156 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Oh my word! What a superb plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 12, 2016 Author #157 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Oh my word! What a superb plan. Thank's Chelly . We were so glad that we went there - but wished that we would have stayed longer . :) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 12, 2016 Author #158 Share Posted November 12, 2016 We were up early on Sunday morning for breakfast and to see the glacier about 48 miles away http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perito_Moreno_Glacier As we were leaving town , West on 11, we made a stop to look at the marshy area near the lake This is part of the Estancia Alice along the way The entrance to the park was closer than we had thought (about 35 minutes) so we had to wait about 20 minutes for them to open Thus giving us time for a couple pictures of the wildlife at the entrance A Long - tailed Meadowlark And nearby , a hungry looking cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelly Posted November 12, 2016 #159 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Scubacruiserx2: Will you adopt me? I don't eat much and will schlepp your luggage and photo equipment.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 12, 2016 Author #160 Share Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) Scubacruiserx2: Will you adopt me? I don't eat much and will schlepp your luggage and photo equipment.:D Sure , and SCUBA gear ? Next stop , Cozumel ! Tu hablas español ? :) :D Edited November 12, 2016 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 12, 2016 Author #161 Share Posted November 12, 2016 This is the view we had while waiting for the park to open The price of admission Traveling through the park was slow going with many twists and turns. There is a very reduced speed limit and the time to the glacier observation point is equal to the drive from the entrance of the park to the town. The road follows the Brazo Rico until you reach the glacier. The first view of the glacier in the distance Arriving at the parking lot you see a series of catwalks that allow different views of the glacier And the information sign Enlarged for details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingherrons Posted November 13, 2016 #162 Share Posted November 13, 2016 What a great vacation. Thanks for sharing your photos. I can't wait to follow in your footsteps. Thanks for giving me even more to look forward to. Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 14, 2016 Author #163 Share Posted November 14, 2016 What a great vacation. Thanks for sharing your photos. I can't wait to follow in your footsteps. Thanks for giving me even more to look forward to.Donna We really did enjoy it and we're happy that you liked the photos . :) :D And here's a few more , and please watch the ice calving video clip ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 14, 2016 Author #164 Share Posted November 14, 2016 It's had to imagine just how large the glacier is and even harder to capture it all in photos - but we will try . Perito Moreno glacier is not the largest glacier in the park , but it is the most visited because of it's accessibility . The glacier is 19 miles long , 2.5 miles wide and over 200' tall !! It is HUGE !! Here is a view looking South toward the Brazo Rico . Notice in the center of this photo that the glacier contacts the land. This is the center view And this view faces South where Lago Argentino contacts the glacier And here is another overview in the early morning light In this video clip you can see a panorama of the glacier As I was looking along the western face at an ice cave I noticed some movement so I started shooting . 2 chunks of ice larger than a truck fell. One of the chunks is pointed by the arrow. Resulting in a huge splash and it's subsequent wave. Here's the video clip of what the glacier looks and sounds like , during a calving incident . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingherrons Posted November 14, 2016 #165 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I know I use the word Awesome alot, but, really I am at a loss for words at the beauty of these Glacier photos. Thanks for them and the Calving Video - They are really Amazing!! Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted November 15, 2016 #166 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Very nice photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 15, 2016 Author #167 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I know I use the word Awesome alot, but, really I am at a loss for words at the beauty of these Glacier photos. Thanks for them and the Calving Video - They are really Amazing!!Donna Awesome is an awesome word and it is also the perfect description of standing in front of this giant river of ice !! :) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 15, 2016 Author #168 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Very nice photos! Thank you and we have some better ones coming up . :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 15, 2016 Author #169 Share Posted November 15, 2016 It was early and with the sun low we could see some eerie shadows of trees in the water , in the lower left corner of this photo . Other people were beginning to arrive and so we decided to hike down into the belly of the ice behemoth . Ice , baby , ice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingherrons Posted November 15, 2016 #170 Share Posted November 15, 2016 OMG these photos are breathtaking!!! Thanks again Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 15, 2016 Author #171 Share Posted November 15, 2016 OMG these photos are breathtaking!!! Thanks againDonna Could it be the cold weather ? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 16, 2016 Author #172 Share Posted November 16, 2016 As it was getting more 'crowded' in the center , we began to seek other vantage points I'm blue ( Da ba dee , da ba die ) http://boards.cruisecritic.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=51559842 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 17, 2016 Author #173 Share Posted November 17, 2016 (edited) We set out toward the Brazo Rico observation area I like the contrast between the dead trees and the "living" glacier As we neared the rupture zone we could see the ice dam at the point where the glacier touches the land. The result is that the water at the red arrow Brazo Rico rises and creates tremendous pressure on the ice dam in an effort to flow toward the blue arrow (Lago Argentina) . When the dam finally ruptures , it is an amazing show like this 2006 video from you tube While we were there , we saw our next event - a trip on a 100 passenger boat to the glacier's face Chilean fire bush on fire Edited November 17, 2016 by scubacruiserx2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted November 18, 2016 Author #174 Share Posted November 18, 2016 With a last view , or two , we decided to go for a different view on a boat . This catwalk lead to the Lago Argentino viewpoint . The boat rides to the Brazo Rico arm of the glacier depart from Bajo de las Sombras near the arrow. We would be going on the largest boat which had an enclosed area and an upper viewing area outside . Here is a clip of the ride out: Soon we were underway and we were allowed to scamper up the stairs to the observation deck I loved the folds and upthrust in these rocks !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingherrons Posted November 19, 2016 #175 Share Posted November 19, 2016 BREATH-TAKING!!! Thanks for sharing. Donna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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