PATAGONIA

    It's been a long time since I've posted, but I've been really busy enjoying life here.  So many things have happened since I last posted, but I'm going to talk about the big things, like this trip.
    On the 14th I got back from a 10 day trip to the south of Argentina and Chile with about 50 other exchange students on a bus.  It was the most amazing trip I've ever been on and I will never forget the beautiful glaciers we saw, the clear blue skies, and the blue lakes and oceans.  Patagonia is the most amazing place in the world. 

Itinerary:

Day 1: pick-up at the Pringles bus terminal at 10:30pm for a night on the bus.  In the morning we arrived in Trelew where we first went to the MEF paleontology museum, and then we went to our hotel. After getting lunch we went to Playa Union about an hour away, and went in the ocean and saw the town.  Spent the night in Trelew.
Day 2: Spent traveling to El Calafate, but on the way stopped in Camarones where we saw beaches and penguins.  Night spent on the bus.
Day 3:  We arrive in beautiful El Calafate, not the southernmost place in Argentina but farthest south we went on our trip.  It's still further south than any other continent except Antarctica.  Our first day in Calafate after checking in to our hotel we went to the city center to explore and eat lunch.  We relaxed in the hotel for the rest of the day.
Day 4:  We got up early for one of the best days of the trip--Lake Viedma and walking on glacier El Chalten.  Spent the night in Calafate.
Day 5: Went to the Glacier National Park and saw Glacier Perito Moreno.  On the way back to the hotel we stopped at  a glacier museum, and then went to the Glacio Bar underground the museum.  Spent the night in Calafate.
Day 6:  CHILE!! We got up early, drove to Chile not too far away.  After crossing the border we switched into two smaller tour buses to go through Parque Nacional Torres del Paine.  We stopped at various places in the park, then made our way to Puerto Natales.  Spent the night in Puerto Natales.
Day 7: Another long day and night in the bus traveling back up to Puerto Madryn.
Day 8: Arrived in Puerto Madryn, at our beautiful beach hotel.  We got lunch and went to the beach.  Spent the night in Puerto Madryn.
Day 9:  Spent the day in Puerto Madryn, rest of the day spent traveling home.
Day 10:  Arrived back home