Hello (this is Brooke)! We have been in El Calafate for the past two days and I´m in heaven (think Sarah is too!). Absolutely love this tiny mountain town in the middle of nowhere. The town has one main street, but it is filled with charm and has tons of restaurants and bars. Today we did our ¨mini-trek¨ on the Perito Moreno Glacier (about 1.5 hours west of town)- WOW! What an amazing sight. It was just a perfect day- great weather, great people and an unforgettable excursion. (I even met a couple from Milwaukee!). We took a boat across the glacial lake and after a history lesson on the glacier, put on crampons and hiked on the glacier for about 2 hours. And it wasn´t a flat hike- lots of ups and downs. Just amazing- too hard to explain in words, hopefully we can upload photos to show you all how gorgeous it was. To top off the hike on the ice, our guides surprised us with Famous Grouse whiskey! (for those who know me, I´m not a whiskey girl, put couldn´t pass it up). We also had the Argentine favorite- dulce de leche chocolate cookies.
Our hostel offers everyone an option to buy the ¨asado¨ dinner, so we had that tonight. It was the typical Argentine BBQ and it was scrumptious- grilled veggies and lots of beef! This hostel is a lot of fun- lots of energy and a super staff.
This is definitely the highlight of the trip for both of us (wish we could stay here for weeks), but tomorrow we head to Torres del Paine National Park. We have heard nothing but the best reviews òf this park, so we´re both looking forward to it even though we´re sad to leave El Calafate.
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