Thursday, 23 December
I left El Calafate at 7:30 in a hope tp sleep in the bus. I did not, because a very nice driver was telling stories about Patagonia and we had some stops for taking pictures - I appreciated this a lot, I can still sleep later, after arrival... The way from El Calafate to El Chaltén goes via Ruta 40 most of the time - with hermosos views.
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| On the left: Cerro Torre, on the right: Fitz Roy (=El Chaltén) |
El Chaltén
We arrived in El Chalten and had an extremly good weather - it almost never happens that you can see the both gigantes, Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy, with no clouds, at the same time. So I HAD to go for a trek to Mirador Cerro Torre, just 6 hours, directly after arrival... Tuff but it was great. Just when we (german-french-polish team) reached the Lago Torres for admiring The Cerro Torre, it wpapped himself in a cosy cloudly coat. We enjoyed it despite of it...
Friday, 24 December
But still I did not get enought sleep - maybe just 3 hours of it after a great... all you can eat pizza supper, this time in german-french-polish australian team. We had a lot of fun and we decided spontaniously to wake up at 3:30, why not??? to go to the Mirador Los Condores or how it is called to see (hopefully) Fitz Roy in the orange sunrise light. Masochismus.
So we did and for the second time i realized that trekking at 4 a.m. is not my favourite. But how can you miss the opportunity?...
Fitz Roy did not wand to undress for us fully; however it was a great experience to observe an enormous play of light on patagonian crazy clouds and all surrounding us mountains. All - but Fitz Roy... I will catch you undressed, señor Roy!
Actually since several time I have problems with my visa card... I feel happy when I can pick some money. Today I could not... Again. So I got my only Christmas present - from an unknown oldery couple who had seen how I fight with the only ATM in El Chaltén - there was no money left in the Automat... And I had nothing left... so they gave me some dollars - as a Christmas present. When I did not want to accept this. they said they have been travelling the whole life and sometimes they got things from people, sometimes they give - and I think too, that is what is about... So one day when I will meet "geldlose" backpacker, I am sure what I will do.
The Christmas Eve was very nice; at first I spent some time with my family on skype and then I had with some friends two dinners: an official one in one restaurant and then we proceeded in hostel with wine, cheese and some desserts, playing music for the whole hostel. With a mini mini loudspeakers, goodbye present from my lab people ;)
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| My Grandma holding The Rabbit and The Sheep, my room mates from Goettingen |
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| My Parents :) |
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| The Christmas Eve Supper with typical argentinian dish which name I forgot |
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| Christmas Eve party at the hostel |
Saturday, 25. December
I felt very lazy, but the wheather was so perfect, that we had to go to Fitz Roy to see him in it´s whole undressed majesty... It was at the end hard trek but - yes, of course we succeeded :).
The view was amazing, we saw the whole señor mister herr pan signore monsieur Fitz Roy!!! We spent there at least one hour gazing at him (ok, I was sleeping a bit as well). ¡Hermoso!
The view was amazing, we saw the whole señor mister herr pan signore monsieur Fitz Roy!!! We spent there at least one hour gazing at him (ok, I was sleeping a bit as well). ¡Hermoso!
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| On the way to Señor Roy |
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| Here he is, undressed as I wanted :) |
I will put these pictures later, as I do not have any free space at blogger... so, be patient...
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