Hello from the moon! We have just spent the last week wondering what planet we were on; it is so dry and wind-swept down here, it is a wonder the clouds are not sheep - or maybe they are. the grass grows horizontal so the animals here all have skewed heads and lopsided mouths - sort of.
it is also lomito paradise. i have never seen so many full carcasses on spits on log fires. i should have known that this was the year of the meat after the pig episode in italy right after new year. anyhow, they have mastered the art of pasta in three forms, namely with tomato, with white sauce, with a mix of both. so there is no lack of variety.
Patagonia is a bit like that. the bus takes you for hours (we no longer do bus rides of under one hour, far too short) and yet the scenery is still the same (were we actually moving??), but we spotted a guanaco and got very excited about that. we also saw some big walking bird (no, that was not me or some local). Cristian also spotted the glacier Perito Moreno from the parque los Glaciares - it is the third largest ice field in the world and this year is the first time in 16yrs that it has frozen over again and cut the Lago Argentino in half. At some stage in a couple of years the pressure of the water will be so great that the ice will give way and collapse. all very amazing.
pictures below for your enjoyment.
we are now on our way up to Puerto Madryn, from Rio Gallegos, via a propellar plane to Comodores Rivadavia. we will be pedalling again, as with these computers!
ok, so lots of hugs from here
Steppa Patagonica.
Perito Moreno Glacier views from Mirador.
Perito Moreno Glacier views from Lago Argentino.
Perito Moreno Glacier vews from the boat.