Arrived at the small port of Puerto Bandera by 08.00. We were the first there, just. A guide, who became our personal guide, Marchello, placed us at the front of the queue and excitedly informed us as Captains Club ticket holders we were going to get very special treatment. Front of the boat extra special seats (24 in all) he told us the very best seats are the 4 in the middle. There are 2 sets of 6 seats on either side of the middle 4. He was right, best views and easy access to the two private outside balconies. The boats full capacity if 300, today was only 151. It’s easy to see how miserable the trip would be with 276 pax in the cheaper seats. Today it was fine for all. If you do one of these trips I would recommend the VIP tickets. Free flow booze, soft drinks, tea, coffee etc. We were fed too. On the boat, a. cheese and meat selection. Later on the new platform with restaurant close to Spegazzini Glacier, a stew, don’t go for the meat option, go for the lentil one! The lamb stew was more like mutton, touch as old boots and strong!
We set sail on the large catamaran At 09.00 towards the Upsala Glacier. This took over an hour with stunning views of the lake and National Park along the way. We were rewarded with hundreds of small and larger icebergs broken away from the glacier. Upsala Glacia was still 11km away from the main glacier, but too dangerous to go closer as unstable, however the spectacle was quite magnificent.
Arrived back to the hotel at around 17.00. After a short rest we headed to town and found a great restaurant for a simple supper with a strange iceberg desert, that also included a touch of Flamenco dancing.
Argentina Travel Log 2019 
All rather marvellous until you got to the pudding!
Stunning photos of the glacier. x
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Yes that was rather gross! X
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