March 21 Day 34
We spent the morning catching up on stuff at the hostel. Wifi was only available in the common room and so everyone was there but there was barely any talking, all the people simply glued to their devices.
The weather was too nice to stay there so we picked up some empanadas for lunch and headed off to find a trailhead at the end of town. The first bit was the hardest and many breaks had to be taken before the trail levelled off. We had great views of the river and valley beyond the town and for some reason there were huge numbers of French people on the trail.
Our plan was to go around a loop at the 4 km point of the 8 km trail and get it done before our 7 pm dinner reservation. The path was wide and easy to hike, you could have ridden an elephant up it. Kudos to the people keeping the trails clear in Glaciers National Park, they were excellent.
The weather was clear and sunny and the trail was easy with many excellent views down the mountain. We easily made it around the loop and Meg's energy was doing much better on this hike. We passed a group of school kids and got our first view of the mountains beyond Lake Capri. They were snowy and clear with glaciers visible along them and even our little camera couldn't take a bad picture of them.
As we rounded the loop we met a group of Americans and Canadians who said that they spotted the rare deer that lives in the range. We kept our eyes out while we hiked but weren't as lucky. The viewpoints on this side were of the mountains and they were all postcard-like, stunning views.
After dawdling and enjoying being there, we headed back and met two Chilean women we had spoken to the day before. One had lived in the town for decades and had never seen a deer and so was very surprised. On the way down we paused and spoke with two separate Argentinian couples who were slurping their mate tea and taking in the scenery.
We got back down in time to freshen up at the hostel and head out to our restaurant. As our food was served, we spotted our Canadian friend who had driven his motorbike down from Ottawa and so we talked with him for a long time and got his contact info for the next time we're in Ottawa.
The pasta was good but the sauce was meh. We headed back after dinner and headed to bed, no partying tonight.
We spent the morning catching up on stuff at the hostel. Wifi was only available in the common room and so everyone was there but there was barely any talking, all the people simply glued to their devices.
The weather was too nice to stay there so we picked up some empanadas for lunch and headed off to find a trailhead at the end of town. The first bit was the hardest and many breaks had to be taken before the trail levelled off. We had great views of the river and valley beyond the town and for some reason there were huge numbers of French people on the trail.
Our plan was to go around a loop at the 4 km point of the 8 km trail and get it done before our 7 pm dinner reservation. The path was wide and easy to hike, you could have ridden an elephant up it. Kudos to the people keeping the trails clear in Glaciers National Park, they were excellent.
The weather was clear and sunny and the trail was easy with many excellent views down the mountain. We easily made it around the loop and Meg's energy was doing much better on this hike. We passed a group of school kids and got our first view of the mountains beyond Lake Capri. They were snowy and clear with glaciers visible along them and even our little camera couldn't take a bad picture of them.
As we rounded the loop we met a group of Americans and Canadians who said that they spotted the rare deer that lives in the range. We kept our eyes out while we hiked but weren't as lucky. The viewpoints on this side were of the mountains and they were all postcard-like, stunning views.
After dawdling and enjoying being there, we headed back and met two Chilean women we had spoken to the day before. One had lived in the town for decades and had never seen a deer and so was very surprised. On the way down we paused and spoke with two separate Argentinian couples who were slurping their mate tea and taking in the scenery.
We got back down in time to freshen up at the hostel and head out to our restaurant. As our food was served, we spotted our Canadian friend who had driven his motorbike down from Ottawa and so we talked with him for a long time and got his contact info for the next time we're in Ottawa.
The pasta was good but the sauce was meh. We headed back after dinner and headed to bed, no partying tonight.
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| The river and valley beyond El Chalten. |
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| Fitz Roy in all its glory, the closest we got to it. |
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| Looking way more comfortable than in Torres Del Paine. |
Beautiful!!!
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