Sunday, April 11, 2010

Day 57 A glacier and a nightclub

Looking over the map of Patagonia, we realized that El Calafate is within striking distance of the Perito Moreno Glacier. So we ceased heading south for a day to check it out. Your first reaction is of absolute awe, just the sheer volume of ice is almost incomprehensible. As you stand before this immense wall, you can hear it creaking and moving. If you stick around long enough, a ice cube the size of a small house breaks off into the water. The sound of it cracking is like a thunder clap, hollow, crisp, and echoing. It is one of the few glaciers in the world that despite global warming, is in fact advancing.
To add to an already amazing day, I scored a gig that night playing at a nightclub in town. By 1:00 am people started flooding in and I went on at 2:00 am to a packed house. For the next hour I proceeded to put their sound system through its paces... maybe even provoking the glacier to shed a few more ice cubes.


No comments:

Post a Comment