Beauty of Ice

Wow! One of the most beautiful places if not the most beautiful place I have ever been to... The glaciers of Patagonia. One day I saw a travel special on Perito Moreno glacier and I just knew that I wanted to see it, hear it, experience it... And we did.. and we did much more. We got to see the Perito Moreno Glacier from the popular cat walks set up at the face of it for tourists to see it.It was amazing! This glacier is one of the very few left on Earth that are still advancing forward (sadly most others are melting away). Moreno is moving at a whooping 2 meters per day which means that one can hear the cracks the small pieces falling off, the top snow slide down within just a couple of hours of watching it. We got even luckier. We observed a huge chunk fall off. What a spectacle! First one can see the small crack forming fast, then hear it as it breaks of a mountain of ice and splashes into the splendid green water. As it smashes with all its magnificence the the sheer volume of the bang just chills you to the bones. Then the mini tsunami it creates moves all the already floating and sunken ice everywhere around it. Just gorgeous!

But that is not all. We got to see the face of the Moreno face to face from a boat and... we got to climb it! The equipment (cramp-on-s and protective gloves) was provided. Whiskey and chocolate over glacier ice was served after the hike. What a day!

A day before then was equally if not more amazing. We were day- touring on a 200-person catamaran exploring the Upscala and other smaller yet amazing glaciers. Two favorite experiences there: one - best lunch location ever. Our packed sandwiches were a delight as we hiked to the Argentina lake to which 4 glaciers bring their precious cargo to... So tranquil. Out of this world. Out of this world were also all the ice sculptures that we were passing on the way to the glacier faces. All shades of blue diamonds often larger than our boat. Worlds just cannot describe the beauty. Pictures do no justice. You all just have to come and see for yourself!