Provincia de Santa Cruz Vacations, Provincia de Santa Cruz Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Note to self: starting a 17-hour bus journey with a hangover is NOT a good idea. Stopped in Rio Gallegos to catch a bus to Ushuaia. As our bus broke down on the way, we were late so missed the connection. One look at Rio Gallegos and we 'adjusted' our plan to avoid having to stay, and caught the next bus out, which happened to be to El Calafate. Our visit to Rio Gallegos lasted 45 minutes.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Perito Merino Glacier is truly one of the fascinating sites of Patagonia.  One of the few "stable" glaciers on the planet, Perito Merino Glacier dwarfs even those that I had seen earlier on this journey.  And to experience walking on and under the glacier truly makes one appreciate the world around them.  Unfortunately the best (only?) way to experience the glacier trek is through a tour with Hielo y Aventura (see accompan...

 THE LAST SUPPER We made it back to the beautiful skies of Calafate in 3 hours this time just before sunset at 9pm.  The skies have such magnificant red and oranges in them here.  What a nice reception again from our friends at America Del Sur hostel.  "Welcome Home Kelly.  Glad to have you back, Darling.  Here are all your vouchers for everything we have booked for you and pay us whenever you want."  We walked down the dirt hill our hostel is loc...

Rio G (as absolutely no-one calls it) is a grey, grey place, reminiscent of a permanently out of season English seaside town. During the 3 hours I was required to dispatch whilst waiting for a bus connection to Calafate, I slurped and scoffed down overpriced coffee and croissants in the bus station cafe and chatted to two other backpackers taking the same route. I had already mentally assigned these two a nickname each ...