Left Ushuaia on December 30. Another 12-hour bus ride lay ahead, but I wasn't too bothered, since the trip down went smoothly. My optimistic attitude was soon crushed, as border crossings took three times longer than before. But the worst came when we reached the Strait of Magellan, where a ferry was supposed to be waiting. Driver told us it would be a bit of a wait, and that we could get off the bus and stretch our legs...hours later, we were still there, no ferry in sight. Winds were too strong, they told us. We had to wait until they died down.
7 hours later, after numerous circuits through the over-crowded cafe (the only thing around), the bathroom, back on the bus, and the shore, we FINALLY got on the ferry. It was about 11:45pm when we arrived in Rio Gallegos. Having missed our connection (8:30pm) to El Calafate, we were lucky enough to catch another that left at 12:30am, but had to pay for new tickets. 4 hours later, we arrived in Calafate. Went to bed at 5:30am December 31st.
Luckily that is all behind us, but my New Years resolution was to make the next long journey by plane, despite the ridiculous cost ($500 USD for 1.5 hour flight).
Spent a day at Moreno Glacier, one of the few glaciers that is still advancing, despite climate shifts and global warming. I have never seen such forces of nature on display. My pictures don't do it justice.
We took a shuttle with Cal-Tur up to the park, didn't do the tour. Cost was 80 pesos each r/t, plus 40 pesos per person for park entry. That's about 35 USD each.
Each time a piece of the wall broke off, it rumbled like thunder as it crashed into the water.
Just to get an idea of the scale, the walls of the glacier were incredibly tall.
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