Buenos Aires to Vegas - The Trek

Pretty much anybody who travels to this area of the world is recommended to read Bruce Chatwin's book " In Patagonia ". It documents his personal travels through Patagonia and the bizarre stories and encounters he experiences. A very entertaining read Part 1: El Calafate and Perito Moreno We touched down with a minimal amount of fuss in El Calafate on a bright and clear Monday afternoon. It wasn't until baggage reclaim that our next disaster struck. My bag had been left in Buenos Aires and all I had was my little daypack and the clothes I was wearing. The staff assured me that this was normal (!!!) and that they would drop my bags off at the hostel when they came in on a later flight that evening. Our hostel's name was " I Keu Ken " which was up on the hill in El Calafate . Our first hostel "i Keu Ken" in Calafate The town itself had a bit of the feel of a little American mining town to it. It is situated next to the large Lago (lake)

Leaving London on cold wet day was not very difficult for me Although there were many goodbyes and I will miss some people greatly, I couldn`t help being ridiculously excited for the trip ahead. Many thanks to all who sent me messages and saw/spoke to me before I left. Saying goodbye to some great friends So.... I had to get to Heathrow for a takeoff time of 12:05pm. The flight plan was Heathrow-Atlanta and then Atlanta-BA on Delta airlines. Being the panicky traveller that I am I decided the earlier the better and shot off at 8:30am. Getting to Heathrow and onto the flight was pretty easy, as was the transfer from Atlanta airport onto the plane to Buenos Aires. I even managed to keep down the dodgy looking chicken fillet that was served on both legs of the flight. Touching down at 7:30am,it was already about 20 deg and climbing rapidly. Even though I had only managed to grab 2 hours of sleep I was totally pumped up and excited. My friend Mara (a girl I`d met whilst working a ski seas