El Calafate I flew into El Calafate – a small town around 3,000 km’s south from Buenos Aires, which is the gateway to Patagonia. Looking out the plane window as you descend you see gorgeous blue turquoise water with smaller streams running off into the distance. This is Lake Argentina on whose shores El Calafate was built.  The airport feels new-ish and there are some great maps in the baggage claim area showing those who perhaps have not done enough pre-study of the area exactly where you are and what is around you – highlighting distances between the towns in hours and km’s. This is quite interesting and I am…