After our Torres Del Paine trek we made the difficult decision to back-track south to Punta Arenas in search of new front brake pads for my Dougy. Our mission ended unsuccessfully after a week of attempts that were alike only in their failure....and if you had been standing near us when we rode off you would of sworn you heard a mildly anxious voice whispering ´back brake, back brake, only use your back brake!, back brake, back brake, only use your back brake!´ (!EEK!)
Our plans to head further north to Bariloche in our quest for new brake pads, took us via El Calafate where we spent a day visiting Glaciar Perito Moreno - one of the most popular tourist attractions in Patagonian Argentina! It is one of only three Patagonian glaciers that is not currently retreating and, excitingly, it is one of the most active glaciars in the world! Quite ridiculously spoilt for glaciars at this point in our travel though, we stayed just long enough to visit each lookout, have lunch, and to offer a big tourist cheer when we witnessed a large clean blue piece of the 60m high glaciar facade crash to the water! (!YAY!)
I will, at this point, be horrifically and horribly honest, and say that for me El Calafate offered two highlights (and neither of them were the glaciar). The first, was drinking a big-mouth style bottle of icy cold Quilmes beer after a very long day of riding. The second, was getting free hair conditioner in our hostel! Ahhhh and yes, tourist-attraction spoilt I am, arent I!?!?!??!?! :-D
(xxx !!!!!!hhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiii mum and dad!!!!! i love you!!!!!!!!! xxx)
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