El Chalten, Argentina

Today we have a 6 hour walk in mind, I have read that a clear day is best for the hike to base of Mount Fitzroy and we think tomorrow will be clearer. The hike today has a little ascent but then follows a river to Laguna Torre. We still get some amazing views of Cerro solo and Torre mountain, the rock structures are big layers with the occasional waterfall from the glacier I assume. The end point is Laguna Torre with views of Glacier Grande which is huge. The walk is 22km and we manage over 35,000 steps. The rain came in for part of the return but I still really enjoyed the route. I had spotted a nice restaurant for dinner, La Tapena so we headed out early to get a table and sit down to river trout followed by chocolate fondant!!!!! Delicious, can hear Polly in my ear telling me I am not a real backpacker, but it’s chocolate fondant!!!! Who cares!!!!