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Perito Moreno Glacier Rocks and Lookout

April 11, 2025Events, Grief Journey#Argentina, #bereavement, #Childloss, #drugdeath, #griefandhealing, #griefisreal, #griefjourney, #grieving, #grievingmother, #lifeafterloss, #losingachild, #losingalovedone, #loss, #opioidepidemic, #overdose, #OverdoseAwareness, #penguin, #PeritoMoreno, griefLosing Someone to Addiction

Post #11

The glacially carved and folded rocks along the lake’s edge were amazing.

We boarded the bus and were driven to an overlook where the glacier was connected to two separate bays. On one side, where we had been, the water was greyish white, and on the other side it was blue.

Perito Moreno Glacier

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Post #10

Jason wanted to see and walk on a glacier, so we took a day-long tour of the Perito Moreno glacier.

We saw a lovely rainbow on the bus ride there. Turned out, the rainbow started on the glacier and arced over the mountains.

We arrived at the national park, boarded a

boat, and rode to a dock across the lake.

From there, we walked to a shelter where we were fitted with helmets and clampons.

Then we headed onto the glacier for an hour. The crevasses were a beautiful and intense blue.

Jason and I drank the clear, clean, icey water.

Afterward we hiked back to the docking area, had lunch, and boarded the boat for a ride in front of the glacier and then back to our bus.

El Calafate Chocolate

April 9, 2025Events, Grief Journey#Argentina, #bereavement, #Childloss, #drugdeath, #griefandhealing, #griefisreal, #griefjourney, #grieving, #grievingmother, #lifeafterloss, #losingachild, #losingalovedone, #loss, #opioidepidemic, #overdose, #OverdoseAwareness, #penguin, griefLosing Someone to Addiction

Post #9

But what about chocolate? I’m a chocoholic and was going to quickly run out of my travel stash. That’s almost an emergency in my book.

I asked my friend Adriana Inés Bertola, an Argentinian native, what to do. She said be sure to try “Chocolate en Rama.”

I soon found it—it is long, thin strips of chocolate bound together. It’s created by chocolatiers throwing their chocolate in a thin layer on a marble top and picking it back up at just the right moment. I wonder if this is a creative substitute for the conching done by European chocolatiers?

Anyway, the chocolate was delicious. Penguin agreed.

Thanks, Adriana!

El Calafate Food

April 8, 2025Events, Grief Journey#Argentina, #bereavement, #Childloss, #drugdeath, #griefandhealing, #griefisreal, #griefjourney, #grieving, #grievingmother, #lifeafterloss, #losingachild, #losingalovedone, #loss, #opioidepidemic, #overdose, #OverdoseAwareness, #penguin, griefLosing Someone to Addiction

Post #8

El Calafate is named after the Magellan Barberry, which is similar to a blueberry and native to this region. I tried to find them fresh or dried, to no avail. But there was El Calafate-flavored jelly and ice cream everywhere, so Jason and I settled for that.

We also had to try various kinds of empanadas and ravioli, and the penguin joined in our hearty meals.