so we're not a hundred percent sure of where we are or where we're going
shake your little push on the catwalk
okay i can come back tomorrow and do it again that's how much fun it was like
in terms of the wow factor 10 out of 10.
well good morning guys good morning guys greetings once again from paradise paradise we are back in
los glaciates national park in patagonia argentina yeah we enjoyed it so much on the day when we did
that boat excursion to visit the glaciers that we knew we wanted to come back and do a bit of hiking
and see the glacier from a different vantage point as well exactly and basically to have
a whole day to kind of just admire it up close yes this is probably the more classic option of
seeing it isn't it yeah so basically we arranged our own transportation we booked the bus from el
calafate patagonia argentina here to the national park uh we left town at nine in the morning got
here like 10 30 and we've got free time we're on our own schedule until four in the afternoon
when the bus returns back to town yeah exactly the price of the ticket was a thousand two hundred so
twenty dollars for a return trip basically ten dollars each way pretty good deal and also we had
to stop and pay for our park entrance again yes so mine was 800 the gringo fee mine was 410. it was
14 for the local fee yeah so basically like 12 bucks for you and then yeah a little less for me
yeah yeah exactly yeah about 12 bucks and yours is yours is under 10. so first order of business we
are going to have a quick little lunch an early meal so that then we can focus on just hiking
and enjoying and we're not thinking we're hungry we're hungry so we'll take it it's always it's
always about food with us as you guys probably know by now but um yeah so we're gonna it looks
like there's a nice restaurant up there reviews and uh let's go eat and then we hike then we hike
early lunch and we are eating at the restaurant the only restaurant you can eat at in this entire
area um beautiful inside views of the glacier out the window and what we decided to do
well we were a bit hungry that's the main reason we're eating here but the other bit of strategy
involved is that we think a lot of the people who got off the bus will be walking for a while so the
crabs will disperse a little bit so we ordered two different sandwiches which we're sharing half each
we've got chicken and we've got lamb and we also ordered a very decadent looking brownie exciting
times should also mention here that you can order a set course lunch but we're just looking
for something quick to eat so that we can get to the hiking that's fine that's why we're here guys
all right guys full bellies and we are ready to go ready to begin our little hike so let's get to it
so we didn't actually bother grabbing a map of the trails the trail system the trail network
so we're not a hundred percent sure of where we are or where we're going but we can't see
the perito moreno glacier in front of us and i feel like we're approaching it when
in doubt follow the glacier also this is like the yellow brick road we're right on the uh
we're right on the official pathway here oh you know what this trail has blue dots
oh i just realized i think maybe they're color-coded there we go so yeah we're winging
it guys winging it we're winging it but that's something to consider maybe stop at the info point
you can formulate a plan our priorities are always a little messed up in terms of getting food a
little shake your little tush on the catwalk oh no shake my little catwalk is that how the song
goes you know the lyrics better than i do oh my gosh i can't believe we heard that song recently
it's been stuck in your head for like weeks who is it who sings it right said fred right said fred
bad early 90s music and we are here on a catwalk shake your little fish on the catwalk
los glaciatas national park is located in the province of santa cruz and it is argentina's
largest national park the landscapes here range from patagonian steppe to magellanic
subpolar forest with plenty of glaciers and icebergs thrown in for good measure
the park gets its name from the giant ice cap which feeds
a total of 47 glaciers including the world famous perito moreno glacier
there's a lot of climbing involved guys as an fyi lots of stairs in this national park totally worth
it for the views but be warned you will be out of breath if your fitness level isn't great who knew
there'd be fitness requirements maybe we wouldn't have had the brownie probably the brownie did us
in um but yeah we're getting closer to the glacier perito moreno and i also just overheard a guide
say that if you really want to see like chunks of ice and breaking off the glacier and falling
into the lake then noon is a good time because the heat of day melts some of the ice away so
you get some spectacular action oh my getting the flowers getting those flowers
los glossianes national park is hands down one of the most impressive places that sam and i have
ever visited and we couldn't recommend it more highly this glacier right here is the reason
why so many people travel all the way down to southern patagonia we spent hours walking along
the boardwalks and viewing the glacier from various vantage points and it was pure magic
this glacier measures 5 kilometers in length along its front and it is 60 meters tall however if you
also count the depth of the ice beneath the water its height is closer to 170 meters perito moreno
is also one of the few advancing glaciers in the world so that alone is reason enough to visit
do
we are now doing a section of the boardwalk that goes through the forest which is a nice change
because it's not so cold and windy here also there's a bit more separation between the crowds
yes we're at the point of the track now there's a little bit more effort involved yes so what's
upstairs not as many people coming here um i've personally found the glaciers have become more
and more impressive the higher the vantage point yeah keep climbing you see the sheer scale of it
how it just goes on as far as the eye can see really up until the top of the mountain peak
so so impressive and when you can see the top of perito moreno like that's amazing it totally is oh
in terms of what to wear guys i will say bundle up yeah so it's a lot colder here than it is
in galapagos big time and the wind factor is is significant here bring some mittens
that is it that is the end of our visit so sad it was such a good day i'm i'm totally surprised when
i first heard that we had this much time here it's like how are we going to fill the time
what are we going to do for what are we going to do i didn't realize how extensive the boardwalk
is how there's different circuits how there's different sections of it different trails i didn't
realize how many lookout points there would be i also didn't realize you know we could just have
a nice leisurely lunch here it just ended up being a beautiful day yeah and we didn't feel rushed but
we had just enough time to go everywhere and take it in and as we were walking back we were taking
more rests and just kind of sitting down and admiring the glacier with our own eyes we put the
cameras away for a little while yeah and that's a really nice thing about this like system of trails
here in the park is that they do have a lot of benches along the way especially in the balconies
and the lookout points so there's plenty of space to just take a break after you've been climbing
stairs for a while yeah and a lot of people were just having their picnics on the benches
like people brought their own food yeah when you first get here to the park they give you a little
plastic bag and they let you know you need to take out your own trash because it's very difficult for
them to like remove everything we're so isolated out here yeah i mean that's a great system
just be everyone should be reliant on cleaning up their own their own trash and taking it back
and the one thing i would suggest too is like if you see a certain pocket or section where
there are a few too many people a little bit more than than what you'd like just linger back or take
an alternate route and it's surprising how easy it is to kind of escape the few pockets of crowds
you'll encounter yeah yeah yeah honestly when we were walking around i i didn't feel like it was
too crowded or there were too many people um it was great it was perfect honestly and the other
thing i wanted to mention is the the little boat trip that you can do from the park um to get up
close to perito moreno this is a different trip from the one that we did yeah we did an extensive
cruise this is just like you literally get on the boat yeah they give you uh a loop and they
take you back yeah it's a much smaller vessel but if you want to save some money and you just
want to get up close to one glacier you can do that and you can just book it once you get here
so as soon as you get off the bus there's a little hut where you can buy your tickets for the boat
excursion i believe there are three departures per day that's what i heard from our bus driver
and yeah that's another experience you can have here in the national park yeah absolutely and
to wrap things up i have to say i'm really glad we did both the boat cruise and this completely
different experiences i mean what i liked about this one in particular is just the the slow pace
to it and the different vantage points yeah just taking it in slowly over the whole day
man both are highly recommended experiences i i could come back tomorrow and do it again
that's how much fun it was like in terms of the wow factor 10 out of 10. 10 out of
10 people 10 out of 10 guys this is just an incredible incredible place to visit
you have to come and see it come to argentina and see the best of what it has to offer
right here and one more point i want to mention for anyone who has mobility issues
they actually have elevators for you to like move around the different levels and they have
really wide ramps in case you're on a wheelchair so don't think you won't be able to visit or get
around or enjoy it like they've really set it up very well um so yeah that's another thing to
mention and guys what a fun episode this was for us i hope you enjoyed watching and we'll
have a couple more episodes from el calafate patagonia argentina coming out soon coming soon
so
you