Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Perito Moreno Glacier










Today we had the pleasure of visiting the Perito Moreno Glacier, about 80 kms from El Calafate, where we stayed last night and tonight. The glacier is absoultely jaw-dropping, at 2.5 kms wide and 60m high!!! The video is the road to get there and what a sweet road it is. Glad we could ride it rather than sat on a bus with the plebs...



After staring at the glacier in sheer awe, we took a boat trip to get a closer look. This is what we saw:




The glacier advances 2m a day and within an hour or so, we heard a huge cracking sound, the sound of tonnes of ice dropping into the sky blue water below, bloody amazing!









1 comment:

Steyns said...

Wow, that looks fantastic. Great photos. Looks like you guys are seeing some great stuff. Can't wait to see all your photos when you get back.