A Glacier Up Close and Personal - November 9, 2016
The US election is a world event. Best I can recall we are in Santa Cruz, which is the equivalent of a US state. The are very few towns of any size, all the largest being under 25,000 in population. At least that is what I think our guide said. Suffice it to say that if the election is front page news here, it is the same everywhere. The influence the US exerts on the world is a thing to behold. We have seen so many rainbows here, it is like a year's supply in a few weeks. With rain one minute and sun the next, they are a regular occurrance. Throw in the wind which is also blowing the clouds around, sometimes at a furious pace, and you find yourself looking up as much as out. We had no real comprehension of how beautiful Patagonia was before arrived. Today we were visiting Perito Moreno glacier. You know how it is that when you catch that first glimpse of a natural wonder, everyone stops and takes a photo? Here's Linda's contribution. You know how everyone wa...