From Bariloche, we flew south to El Calafate where we went bird watching in Laguna Nimez Nature Reserve. We stayed in Califate 1 night before boating to the remote Estancio Cristina via Lake Argentino which was full of icebergs and pretty amazing. The sun was out so the ice was surprisingly active as we were taking in views of the surrounding mountains. A little tidbit on glaciers and icebergs that we learned back in New Zealand: the bluer the color, the older and more dense the ice. We saw many shades of blue from frosty whitish, to deep marine, to the stunning emerald blue-green of freshly exposed ice.
Although a wild area, it seemed the falcons weren’t too concerned with us humans. They just walked out in front of us on the path
National Geographic photography prize?
Some serious ornitology
7 AM departure
The water was amazingly calm for a place that can get 80-100km winds
Blue iceberg
Kristina and Julie with blue iceberg
New ice in all its emerald glory
Subduing the savage berg
The catch of the day
Not only am I jealous of all the fab places you are seeing, I am also learning stuff!! Keep posting. 😊😊👍🏻