Thursday 30 November 2006

EL CHALTEN (ARGENTINA)




Missing our early bus because of drunkenness the night before we arrived in the dark. It was freezing cold but we still chose the basic campsite. Why? Because it was free! Wearing three layers at night and drinking malt wine in the evening helped us to get at least a few hours sleep.

We had stunning weather for our walk to Mt Fitzroy, the most difficult mountain in the world to climb and of cause we did that...NOT. The trek to the base with its stunning views was enough for us.

The journey from El Chalten to Puerto Natales included 10 hours wait in El Calafate. How to occupy ourselves for that amount of time during the night without paying accommodation again? The answer was drinking and of cause we ended up spending far more than for a cosy bed.

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