El Calafate (23-25 Jan 2020)
After dropping the hitchhiker i picked up earlier at the Ruta40 junction, I continued on to El Calafate. The sunny weather that had been with me since El Chalten, didn’t extend all the way to El Calafate. It was gloomy. But after awhile, even El Calafate turned sunny, but the temperature was still chilly. When I reach the Hielo & Aventura office, they told me that the big Ice Hike tomorrow at Perito Moreno glacier will likely encounter rainy weather still. Sigh. I went to an equipment shop to rent rain pants to prepare for tomorrow. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. I reached the American Del Sur Hostel up the hill, and to my surprise, my El Chalten roommate that I didn’t speak to, was checking into the hostel. She asked me jokingly what was I doing there. I was assigned the room Galapagos. Rule is: There is only one room key in each room, and the last person has to lock the room and hang the room key at the board near the reception. Also no soup and shampoo will be pro...