We had an early start as we were leaving Chile and traveling to Argentina. The terrain gradually changed to what is called “Patagonian desert” (dry with scrub grass/bushes). We spotted condors, rheas and guanacos. We had one photo stop at Mirador Julio Heredia El “Monito” lookout point.

At the Chile-Argentina border

Entering the resort city of El Calafate

After a late lunch, we checked into our hotel in El Calafate, then headed out to the Glaciarium, a museum dedicated to the history of glaciers.

The Glaciarium

The very “high tech” weather forecasting stone, a popular photo backdrop

Lago Argentino

My hotel room has a great view of Lago Argentino. Before dinner, I took a short walk to a lakeside park to get a closer look at the flamingos, geese and ducks. I retired early to rest up as tomorrow would be another full day.

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• El Calafate