2nd
March
We should
be used to early rises by now, but today's wasn’t particularly attractive at
4.15am. All so that we could catch the 5am bus to Rio Gallegos and then on to El
Calafate. The bus certainly didn't seem up to the usual high standards most Argentine buses have. Perhaps because there is no competition from the different bus companies serving Ushuaia.
Anyway the journey was OK. Unfortunately it was dark and then foggy as we left Ushuaia which was a real shame as this was the mountainous part of the trip and potentially the most scenic. Certainly later in the day we had long hours of just flat pampas to gaze at. A moment of excitement as Gareth spotted some lesser Rhea, a bird species he's been wanting to see in Patagonia. Also a couple of sightings of tour cyclists heading south. This strech looks pretty boring, I did't really envy them. We also had 2 border crossings en route, into Chile and then later back into Argentina. Four more stamps in the passport and a short ferry journey across the Magellan Straits. Good to get some fresh air and spot some Magallenic penguins and commerson's dolphins.
We arrived early into Rio Gallegos and then had a 4 hour wait for our bus to El Calafate. Thankfully I slept most of this next section and Gareth watched an (awful) movie, finally arriving at El Calafate at 1amish. A long long day.
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