Thanks to the Potters family´s early Christmas present, we splurged on a trip to see the glaciers in Glacier National Park.  We had planned a walk to see the most famous, Perito Moreno, but instead we booked an all-day boat ride and were able to see several of the glaciers from the water!

We boarded the Patagonia Infinity and head up the northern arm of Lake Argenitna.  Upsala glacier, the largest, was inaccessible due to icebergs (some up to 3km) clogging the entrance to the river branch leading there, but we could see it in the distance, and we spent some time up close investigating the ice floes in the channel.  Upsala loses a lot of ice from its terminal face, because the face is actually floating on the surface of the river.  It´s also at the deepest (700m) part of the river.  Glacial ice is so blue.  This is due to how compacted it is.

We head down another arm to see the tallest glacier in the park, Spegazzini (130 m) and Onelli Bay (behind which sit the Onelli, Agassiz and Bolado glaciers.  Spegazzini was amazing and majestic in all its icy splendor, and the ride to get there was full of sharp cliffs and waterfalls.  It was here that we had lunch, which we had brought with us: sandwiches, cheese, fruit, juice and Donny´s new favorite snack, MegaTubos (MegaTubes..they´re like the Bugles we get at home).

Our final stop was the most well known glacier in the area, Perito Moreno.  It´s face measures 2km, and it´s 60 km high.  We got to have a good long (and close look) as the glacier continuously moaned and creaked, casting off chunks of ice now and then.  At one point we got lucky, as a huge section of snowy ice came crashing down right in front of us!  And we were even able to get a video!

More icebergs here