Feels like home...sort of (by sarah)

El Calafate, Argentina. National Park of the Glaciers.
Hello from Patagonia!! Jason and I are currently in a small touristy town where the internet (and the pizza) is expensive!! Jason is trying to upload some pics now, so hopefully this 256kbsp connection will hurry up.
We just finished up 4 days in El Chalten, a town located right below the world-famous peak Cerro Fitz Roy. We had BEAUTIFUL weather, and were able to do tons of hiking and backpacking. From what we had heard, usually the weather is windy and cold and good luck seeing the peaks because they are socked in the clouds. But we arrived at dawn (after a 30 hour bus ride) to see the peaks bright pink and orange from the morning sunrise. It just got better from there. Sunny days allowed us to hike every trail we wanted to and even get in an overnight trip. The famous wind that blows cats down the street was not nearly as bad as we had thought it might be (although the outdoor cafes keep large rocks on the tables to keep them from blowing away).
We are planning an all-day excursion walking on a Glacier tommorow and after that we will cross back into Chile for Torres Del Paine. We plan on doing a five day backpacking circuit there if we have weather that cooperates.
So until then, keep your fingers crossed that our good fortune with the weather continues and that Jason´s photos upload in the next two hours.

256 KBPS & $10 USD later...

El Bolsón

Parque Nacional Lago Puelo

Esquel

Parque Nacional Los Alercers

Ruta 40

near El Chaltén

El Chaltén


Cerro Torre

Fitz Roy Range

Lago Viedma

Fitz Roy & co.