It rained all night!!! I really wish the weather would improve as I'm starting to get webbing between my toes. Yet another boat to catch today, this time though not until 11:30. We had a leisurely rise and had breakfast with very little urgency about us. This changed when we realised it was 10:45 and we hadn't packed and the tent was still up. We de-camped in record time and as we were doing this we could hear and then see the boat getting closer. All of our hurrying was a bit of a waste as when we had loaded our bikes aboard we then sat around waiting for it to leave for 15/20 mins. It did finally leave and we made the trip to the other end of the lake, stopping occasionally to admire little waterfalls and hanging glaciers.
The one thing I forgot to mention is the sun has come out again, so our 37km to El Chalten was dry and wind assisted. On route to the town we met a few other cyclists who were heading north. It's always the same, you stop to chat for awhile, exchange knowledge of the road ahead and never exchange names. The end result of chatting was legs that stiffened up and longer in the saddle than it should of taken. One very important bit of information we gained was the position of the best Panaderia (bakery) in town and it was here we head first for empanadas, fresh bread and some small sweet cake things, which were very nice if not a little naughty. After filling our faces we found the ATM and the information centre where found out where the campsites were.
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| Approaching El Chalten, Argentina |
We chose the cheapest option, but found it very difficult to find anywhere sheltered from the very strong wind blowing. We did pitch in one place, but then decided it was too exposed so moved to another which proved to be almost as exposed. We got to the point that we didn't care, so it would do. The time had sailed by and I wasn't in the mood for cooking or shopping, so we went out for a beer and a meal both of which were delicious!
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