Post by Ella. Travel day. We flew from rustic Patagonia to the bustling city of Córdoba. A speedster taxi ride from the airport got us right back into city mode. The cab driver zipped along, cornering and darting like he was on a race track. We arrived in the city in record time. Our exuberant…
Day: April 10, 2024
The dogs of Calafate
Post by Grubb Late in the morning yesterday we went to the Glacierium, a science oriented museum dedicated to educating visitors about the glaciers in the area. It explained how snows accumulate, then melt, then freeze into an ice that over time becomes more compact until the weight of the density pushes the growing mass…
Dodging icebergs
Post by Grubb. Yesterday we woke up before dawn to stand outside our AirBnB to wait for our short bus to Puerto Bandera. It was just above freezing so we hoped that we would be the first, not the last, passengers the bus would pick up. We were fortunate in that regard. The place we’re…
Birding at Laguna Nimez
Post by Ella. A 20 minute walk from the center of El Calafate gets you to a lagoon that borders on Lake Argentina. We walked into a small shack that was the entrance. The care taker, a young guy, was sitting with some buddies around a wood burning stove having a raucous time. The entrance fee…