Today is my first day in Calafate but I haven't really made a plan as yet as I have to wait to find out when Ana can take me out to her house. At around 9am I met Ana's two workers at the hospederia and joined them for breakfast of cake and sweet bread. Ana had to take off so I waited around for her; checking my emails, surfing the net and getting a bit of an idea what to do here in Calafate. At 1pm Ana was still not back so I walked into town to the supermarket ...

It was a very early start this morning seen as I had to be at the bus stop at 4:40am. I grabbed a warm drink, loaded my backpack up and then made my way to bus stop. There were loads of people at the bus stop and all of us were stood in the cold shivering and waiting for the buses to show up. It was absolutely freezing on the bus but luckily I was able to fall straight to sleep; waking up in the first stop Rio Grande; where I had to get my documents stamped by im...

Today was a bit of a right off with the big night lastnight - I really like little gatherings and having a few drinks but I really hate how bad I feel the next day. After a good sleep-in Jose prepared a very typical Colombian dish of red bean soup, vegetables and Patacon - perfect for a post-hangover pick me up. Unfortunately the beans gave my stomach hell and the rest of the day and the next day intact I was in pain. In the evening I packed my things and went to...

My last few days in Ushuaia and the big plan is in action: today Jose will work until 2pm then his friend Lorena will come around and get us in her car and drive out to the Tiera del Fuego National Park. In the park we will do a couple of short hikes and then head back to the city where tonight we will all go to a leaving party/Argentinian BBQ. In the morning I met Martin at a hiking store in town where they had this really good deal on hiking shoes; if you buy t...

The plan is taking shape now; after my two week visit to Calafate and Argentinian Patagonia I will fly to Buenos Aires and from there take a bus straight to Mendoza. I have been in contact with a brother and sister who live in Mendoza since November. Anyways they are about to set off on their big adventure through South America and have invited me firstly to their home and then to join them travelling through Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. The offer is too good t...