cat shepard Posted February 5, 2019 #26 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Gorgeous pics! Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #27 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, cat shepard said: Gorgeous pics! Thank you for sharing. Thank you , here's another one entering El Chalten . The peaks were backlit and we were hoping for better light in the morning . We stayed in El Chalten which is a hiking area , but with bad knees we will not do much hiking . We stayed at Los Cerros in the CH. Darwin room . We had a shower and a large tub which has a window overlooking the bedroom with a selfie reflection . In the common area was a basic breakfast Edited February 5, 2019 by scubacruiserx2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #28 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Some views from our hotel before dinner We had dinner at La Taperia which was very good . I didn't bring my camera so no food photos . This photo is from Google Maps . At bed time the wind almost sounded like a hurricane . But it died over night and the sun was out so we jumped in the car for a ride , retracing our steps . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taters Posted February 6, 2019 #29 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Thank you so much for taking the time to post pics of your adventure. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted February 6, 2019 #30 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I see what you mean by beautiful scenery, thanks for taking the time to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted February 6, 2019 #31 Share Posted February 6, 2019 The scenery is breath taking. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #32 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) Thank you for writing in and your kind sentiments .There is a lot more to do an We began heading Southeast on Route 23 taking photos . We saw this road sign for some islands far out to sea . There has been a dispute there between Argentina and the U.K. Malvinas is the Argentinian name and the Falkland Islands is the British one . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands Mirador al Chalten We turned off on a gravel road to the Puerto Bahia Tunel and saw this Guanaco Edited February 6, 2019 by scubacruiserx2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #33 Share Posted February 6, 2019 A different view of the mountains We almost hit this rabbit when it ran in the road DW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 6, 2019 #34 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Just got caught up with your recent beautiful pictures. Thank you for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted February 6, 2019 #35 Share Posted February 6, 2019 The mountains against that amazing blue sky. Awesome , in the true sense of the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #36 Share Posted February 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Krazy Kruizers said: Just got caught up with your recent beautiful pictures. Thank you for sharing them. You're welcome . We're still trying to review , cull and edit all of the photos from this trip . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #37 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, cat shepard said: The mountains against that amazing blue sky. Awesome , in the true sense of the word. It' s really a beautiful part of the world and the weather can and does change very rapidly . Edited February 6, 2019 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #38 Share Posted February 6, 2019 We noticed something funny in the clouds Stripes We decided to drive to the North side of the city where the road becomes gravel for a different view of Fitz Roy Goose and goslings Posted January 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #39 Share Posted February 6, 2019 We hated to leave such a scenic area but we about a 3-4 hours drive with only 1 gas station between us and El Calafate Not including stops for just 1 more photo At this stop Pat found a stone split in half 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 6, 2019 #40 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Still enjoying all the pictures. A story behind them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #41 Share Posted February 6, 2019 34 minutes ago, Krazy Kruizers said: Still enjoying all the pictures. A story behind them all. Fantastic , we did see and do a lot in the 31 days which is a long time for us . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #42 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Our route would be taking us East on 23 , South on 40 and West on 11 to El Calafate to spend several days there in Glacier country . Rear view mirror cam getting smaller Lake Viedma A drive by pinnacle Lago Argentino and our first iceberg sighting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #43 Share Posted February 6, 2019 22 minutes ago, fyree39 said: The more arid areas remind me of home. We have much the same topography here. We're used to green , warm and humid so it's a nice change for us . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #44 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Another map of El Calafate We stayed at the same hotel which we visited in 2013 It has a distant view of Lake Argentina On the first night that we stayed , the dining room was filled with tourists and so we could't eat there . Room service brought a pizza . The group had left early in the morning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #45 Share Posted February 6, 2019 After breakfast and picking up a box lunch we were ready to head out to The Lonely Planet's # 1 pick in Argentina - Perito Moreno Glacier . It about and hours ride from the hotel to the entrance There are a number of catwalks to get you down to the glacier face . It would a good idea to unpack your jacket if you haven't already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 6, 2019 Author #46 Share Posted February 6, 2019 It's hard to tell how large the glacier is from the photos but it's about 3 miles wide , 240 feet tall and about 19 miles long . There are different colors on the glacier white , black , light blue and a dark blue that we had never seen before Once again it hard to measure the scale of the ice chunk until we saw a boat next to it . It was leaning a lot as all of the people rain to one side . We did see more calving here because we stayed longer here , but this glacier is advancing instead of retreating . Our video clip of calving : 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iris5383 Posted February 6, 2019 #47 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Thanks for posting. I'm enjoying your trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat shepard Posted February 6, 2019 #48 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Wow. Just WOW! Somehow you captured the enormity of the glacier. And the sound of the calving in your video clip helps give a real life perspective to the event. Thank you again for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted February 7, 2019 #49 Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 2/5/2019 at 4:51 AM, scubacruiserx2 said: We did receive another warning , this time from the Captain unless you are a marshal arts expert ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted February 7, 2019 #50 Share Posted February 7, 2019 12 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: Thank you for writing in and your kind sentiments .There is a lot more to do an We began heading Southeast on Route 23 taking photos . We saw this road sign for some islands far out to sea . There has been a dispute there between Argentina and the U.K. Malvinas is the Argentinian name and the Falkland Islands is the British one . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands Mirador al Chalten We turned off on a gravel road to the Puerto Bahia Tunel and saw this Guanaco All your photos look very professional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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