No, that’s not the sound of my hamstrings, rather the
glorious sound of the awesome, in fact, totally indescribable Perito Moreno
Glacier. And before you say that there is only so many photos of ice one can
really stand without without wanting to go and get the gin and tonic, I want
you to imagine this:
You are either in a boat up close to the south wall of the
Perito Moreno Glacier, which at 30km long, and towering at 60 metres above the
water, grinds its way through the mountains into the Lago Argentina; Or better
still, you find an area of complete silence in the nacional parque, in the
forest overlooking the wall of the glacier, and you listen carefully.All you will hear is Crested caracara, black
chested buzzard eagles, some finches). Then, ifyou are prepared to enjoy the tranquillity, you will eventually be
treated to the prize, which is a loud crack as the ice snaps in the front wall
in the glacier, then tonnes of ice come tumbling down the front of the glacier
and into the chilling water below ( or the ablation zone- to use the technical
term) with enough force to create a sizeable wave.You look at the most amazing range of crystal
blue colours through the wall of the glacier and in the huge chunks of ice that
bob back to the surface. And as you sit and watch patiently, you watch as the
ice changes through manydifferent
shades of blue, as it reacts to the change in temperature, air,sunlight etc. I don’t think I need to say
anymore. This is truly amazing!
Now I can see why I
needed the video camera. Fortunately San from
Uzbekistan was prepared to share
some of the video shots he got as we stood in silence listening to the Perito
Moreno Glacier speak. I’ll try and upload them at some stage in the future.
Keeping this one brief- justenjoy some of the pics and short videos! ( yes Tom- no war and peace
this time!!!!)
Off on ruta 40 tomorrow, I hope, though the tour guide in
the Nacional Parque said “no possible”. Let’s see tomorrow, shall we? Meantime,
I’ll enjoy the moment.
