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I was asked to 'shoot' this one with my long lens. It's a
rare sighting of a huemul. |
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This, ladies and gentlemen is a Parakeet. |
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Another short stop to take in the views; the
edge of South America's largest icefield (from which the glaciers emerge) in
the distance. Apparently, it is the only one in the world that is still
growing.
The icefield is the 'Campo de Hielo Patagonico Sur'. The
lake is the Lago Pehoé.
A few years ago there was a terrible tragedy when ten
students from the university of Santiago set out into the icefield to
explore it in more detail. Only four returned. |
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Our journey continued to Lago Grey where we
had a lunch at Hosteria Lago Grey to fortify us for all the calories we
would burn that afternoon.
Our lunch time stop included a posing eagle.
How 'cool' is that? |
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After lunch, we follow our leaders along the lake side.
The air is fresh, to say the least, but is is also so very clean and
invigorating. The icebergs are continually breaking off
the Glacier Grey seen at rear left of this shot. Grey is not the colour that
comes to mind, the 'bergs themselves had an iridescent blue quality that was
quite captivating. |
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An optional boat trip takes you within a few hundred metres
of the spectacle. Some of our party opted for this excursion.
We walked along the foreground beach, which
is actually the remains of a terminal moraine.
The 'bergs gradually drift down the lake and
eventually melt away.
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A rare photograph of the photographer with
his wife. Yes, he is wearing shorts, but he kept assuring us that he was not
cold.
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The ice is so pure and clean and delicate |
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Jean of the Antarctic. |
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I could spend months in this environment, the ever
changing light makes photography a dream come true. |
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There's always another angle, or another
lens to make an interesting shot. Well, that's my theory and I'm sticking to
it. |
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The day ends with another superb meal with
excellent wine in the Hosteria Las Torres in the middle of the Parque
Nacional Torres del Paine. How they manage to feed some 100 people so well
in the middle of nowhere, beats me. But they do, and they do it with style
and elegance.
I want to go back already! |
