More Magnificent South

After our epic walk to Fitzroy, we took one day of rest to let the muscle pain subside ( at least that's my reasoning). Then we took our injured Flo to Lago del Desierto for a short walk, or more precisely short hop. The lake is beautifully situated between mountains with large glaciers.

The bus driver told Flo, "No problem," for her to go 400m to the viewpoint. Hmmm? I guess he either never had crutches or he's never been there because the route includes a shaky hanging bridge ( see video), and it's otherwise muddy and goes up and down a lot. That said, our hero was up to the challenge.

On the last full day, four of us went on another long and magnificent hike to Cerro del Torre. After the mega hikes, this seemed easy at only 28km.

The kids spent two hours at the top playing at the lake with the icebergs.Read more