El Calafarte

Finally made it to Patagonia, the first stop, El Calafate. A picturesque village on the gringo trail to chile. It's cold here, cold like Cooma mid winter, and yet it's summer here. Wind howling straight off the mountains, and  dust fills the air.  The sun is out though so we can't complain. El Calafate is a great little town, again, chocolate shops abound, chocolate is now a part of our daily diet. Tomorrow we head to the Perito Moreno glacier, which is apparently a must see here. Despite the 28 hour bus ride over unsealed roads to get here, we remain upbeat.

                                                       The terrain on route to Patagonia

                                   The Andes loom in the distance, soon we'll be hiking here

                                        El Calafate walking to the water, it's a little bit windy.