One 30-hour bus from Bariloche, Laura and my next stop was El Calafate, Argentina. I know that it the idea of such a long bus ride sounds horrible, but we actually didn’t mind it. We booked our seats early enough that we were fortunate to reserve the first row on the upper level. These were great seats as we had more legroom (with no one in front of us and the stairway behind us) and we also had amazing views the whole way! The time went by rather quickly. I finished my book,
The Girl Who Played with Fire, as well as watched a bunch of movies:
Salt,
The Shooter,
Morning Glory and attempted to watch
Blades of Glory dubbed in Spanish. Despite not being in the comfortable cama-seats, which are only located downstairs, both Laura and I slept for a full 8 hours!
El Calafate is in the very southern part of Argentinian Patagonia – and we could tell by the freezing winds when we got off the bus! It is an important tourist destination as the hub to visit different parts of the Los Glaciares National Park, including the Perito Moreno Glacier, one of the most important tourist attractions in the Argentine Patagonia and one of the most visited glaciers in the world. The active glacier is about 20 miles long, 3 miles wide, and stands about 60km high (the equivalent of a 15-story building). It progresses about 2 meters every day, causing ice to fall off and crash into the freshwater lake – causing a loud, echoing crashing sound similar to thunder.
We took a guided bus the 1.5 hours from El Calafate, stopping a couple of times along the way to take pictures of the sunrise over the Andes, and the glacier from a distance. Once we arrived at the glacier, we got on a boat, which took us right up to the front of the glacier. It really makes you appreciate the size of the ice mass when you’re that close to it. After the boat ride, we got back on the bus and took it to the base of the glacier – where there is a walkway with many viewing platforms. We took our time walking around, watching the ice masses crash into the lake below and taking hundreds of pictures.
I didn’t realize the immensity of the glacier until we flew out and I got an aerial view. It eas crazy to see how big it really is!!
One 30-hour bus from Bariloche, Laura and my next stop was El Calafate, Argentina. I know that it the idea of such a long bus ride sounds horrible, but we actually didn’t mind it. We booked our seats early enough that we were fortunate to reserve the first row on the upper level. These were great seats as we had more legroom (with no one in front of us and the stairway behind us) and we also had amazing views the whole way! The time went by rather quickly. I finished my book, The Girl Who Played with Fire, as well as watched a bunch of movies: Salt, The Shooter, Morning Glory and attempted to watch Blades of Glory dubbed in Spanish. Despite not being in the comfortable cama-seats, which are only located downstairs, both Laura and I slept for a full 8 hours! 
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