The Day After Fitz Roy

A bit of a leisurely morning as we had most of the day free before driving to El Calafate. We pretty much all decided to take advantage of the area and do more hiking, though we were a bit tired. A few of the girls trekked out to Cerro Torre while most of us headed off on easier trails to miradors just outside town with the hope of seeing condors. It was a bit blustery as the Patagonian winds announced their arrival, but we'd experienced a bit of it already. Just hunker down and make yourself small to avoid getting blown off the mountain. This tip would most definitely come in handy later on in the trip.

Unfortunately condors we didn't see, but it was still a nice hike, weather was good and we also went to a point where we could see Lago Viedma. In hindsight I would've liked to have gone to Cerro Torre especially seeing photos after, but knowing my pace, I didn't want to miss the bus or have everybody wait. It was probably doable, but as I sometimes like to do, it gives me something to come back for one day.

Returning to the town, it was a bit of an adventure finding a place for lunch. My roommate and I wanted to try out the spa, so we found a place nearby, not great, but did the job. The spa itself was alright, I was only able to get a cold gel treatment for my sore muscles as they only had one masseuse and the timing didn't work out. It was really cold, but did soothe for a few hours. Once it wore off though, I still felt the remnants of yesterday's hiking, comes with the experience haha.

~~~Off to El Calafate, we took the same ride as the other day, except waiting for us on the other end was a quaint town not an airport. We even saw icebergs in the lake on the way. Because of the late lunch, I wasn't super hungry, so after a quick orientation walk, we checked out the supermarket to get lunch for tomorrow and some souvenir shops, before picking up ice cream for dinner. It's been a bit of a habit on this trip, ice cream for dinner, but why not? Or as they would say "por que no?"Läs mer