Argetina - time to discover

I survived one of the nastiest virus I’ve had in the last 10 years. And I also managed to calm down after having all our camera stuff stolen from us. Calming down is good for my blood pressure, says Ania. :)

Now our schedule is pressing us and we have to get going on our discovery tour of South America. Here’s our plan for Argentina.

From Buenos Aires, we will fly south to a minuscule town called El Calafate. El Calafate sits about the 50^th parallel south, which means we are going deep into winter (remember that everything is upside down in the Southern Hemisphere. When it is summer in Canada it is winter in Argentina. When I say that we are going south, it means that we are going into a colder region. If we are headed north, it means we are getting closer to the equator, hence the warmer climate). However, El Calafate enjoys a climate similar to any city close to the 50^th parallel north in Europe, not in North America. This means cold rain with occasional snow showers during winter time. That is a good thing because Ania and I are absolutely not prepared for anything resembling a Canadian winter.

From El Calafate, we will explore Perito Moreno, Argentina’s star glacier. After El Calafate we will slowly make our way north to the town of Salta, which is close to the 24^th parallel. Finally we will backtrack to Mendoza to make a crossing into Chile. As you can imagine the distance covered is going to be immense. If we can avoid any more disasters similar to what happened in Buenos Aires, we should have a fantastic time on Ruta 40.