El Calafete is approx 1 1/2 hours by plane from Trelew which is the nearest airport to Puerto Madryn. The additional 1,000km south making a difference to the temperature which is about 14 C without the wind chill factor. On arrival the wind was blowing some just like it was when we arrived in Puerto Madryn. It looks like the warm sunny days are behind us for a few weeks now until we head back North through Chile.The Andes which we had spent some time with in Peru are back on the horizon covered in snow behind Lago Argentina, the 3rd largest lake in South America and the largest in Argentina. The lake is is milky blue color from the minerals brought in by the surrounding glaciers. As the temperature drops so does the population, only 6,000 people live in El Calafete, but the president of Argentina does have a summer house here.
The town has an alpine ski resort feel to it with prices to match, it also gets darker here later around 10pm. There is a beautiful lagoon next to the hotel and upon visiting we saw a small flock of flamingos. This was whilst dodging a territorial falcon who hovered above us squawking.
Being full from lunch we ventured into the supermarket for the first time on this trip, dinner being a homemade ham and cheese sandwich.
Highlights: Travelling further south
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