Wandering Around the World

Returning to Argentina we had the guarenteed luxury of staying in a comfy bed with ensuite for the whole of the festive season. In addition to this the views from the chilled out sofa areas, the hostel basically faced over the town and then the lakes and mountains beyond, were worth it alone.

Not all days were spent looking round tacky tourist shops, enjoying the best hot chocolate in the world or buying even more handmade chocolate, honest.

Christmas was a bit of a let down with regard to the festiveness of the whole town. They didn`t even have a Christmas tree in the main square or any lights. I made up for it in our little dorm by buying Sarah some decorations for one of her christmas presents.

For Boxin day we went with a brilliant dutch couple to the nearby Moreno glacier, the most active glacial region in the world. We hired a car and spent the whole day gazing at the glacier. With the face being 50m high and almost 5km wide the chunks that fell off into the lake made one hell of a crash.

We saved the best local attraction til last. The local bird reserve was a bit of a joke with huge fallen down concrete telegraph poles and bashed up bird hides. We did get up close with swooping hawks protecting their territory though.