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| On the way to the glacier |
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| First view of the Moreno glacier, South face |
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| And here we are |
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| Those lines are caused by the friction with the rocks, leaving sediments on the ice |
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| North face |
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| Local berries (sorry, I don't remember the name) |
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| More of the berries. The blue ones are called Calafate, and their taste is somewhere between that of a blueberry and that of a plum |
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| Sometimes, blocks of ice would fall in the water |
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| We also took a boat tour (30 min) to get closer and have a different view |
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| The ice wall is about as tall as a 20 storey building |
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| The stream between the two parts of the lake continously digs a tunnel in that part of the ice, close to the land, making a junction between the South and the North faces of the glacier |
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| After separating from the wall, blocks of ice float and derive in the lake, making icebergs of all shapes and sizes |
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| Some of the pikes seem to have a face |
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| A gnome head ? |
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| Yay ! not easy to take picture of falling blocks. This time I'm not too late :) |
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| By the way, water in this lake is pure, and very inviting. Problem is that at this temperature, one dies in 2 or 3 minutes :( |
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| Leaving the boat |
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| Common, last picture and off we go |
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