We have moved on… catching up… since Perito Merino Glacier, we have..

Spent  a quieter day in El Calafate – visiting the lagoon to see birds, and searching for an optician to mend my sunglasses! We had a superb “Cordero Patagonico” at La Tablita – the speciality bbq lamb of the region. 

The following morning we caught the transfer to Las Torres in Chile, where we arrived around lunchtime to our upgraded “Superior” room. After a HUGE sandwich we headed out for a stroll and promptly took a wrong turn, but no damage done. Excellent food at the hotel set us up for …

La Huella del Puma – a trek only available to hotel guests, that involved an hour and half horse ride, followed by a 3 hour hike directly up a steep hill. Altitude gained – about 1100 metres! The cloud was swirling, but we ended up with glorious views of the towers, and then we turned around the cloud opened to show us the landscape. Stunning does not do it justice. We were so lucky! A super guide (and just the three of us) made it a super day all round. 

We have amended our plans for the next couple of days as a result of tips form the guide, and the success of todays walk.