Horseriding to Nordenskjolg lake

We woke up to drizzle and went over to our room to don our wet weather gear, raincoats gloves and scarves, but no hats as we would be wearing helmets!
9:15 we met Roberto our guide who took us and 7 others to meet the gauchos and our horses for our 3-hour ride - a little daunting for those of us who had not been on the back of a horse before.
We started very slowly on the flat and as we got more confident, crossed a stream then a river and zig-zagged down a hill on very slippery shale down to the foreshore of the lake.

Alison's heart was beating fast, the gaucho called out:"lady ok?" and when he received the thumbs-up rode away, but not too far.  It was mainly single file so not many opportunities for conversation.
The 5 expert riders went for a gallop and rejoined us at the foot of the slope.
The horses seemed to know when they were on their way home and broke into a trot without warning, they must have sensed that we were a little more confident, perhaps!
Alison's knee locked up so it took three of us to get her off at the end!
We waddled back to the hotel but eventually regained our normal gait.
Alison apologizes for no photos, as she couldn't manage the reins and a camera at the same time, but Pete did try a little video on the move.
Once again we saw Guanacos and hares, but our only new sighting was of a lapwing right up close.
Now into the bar for some lunch.
After lunch we revived our bodies in the Jacuzzi for a half hour session.
 Thereafter, back to the Bar for some blogging, interrupted by dark clouds which kept on breaking our Internet connection!

We have enjoyed a wonderful stay here, seen some unforgettable sights and done some most unusual things!
Tomorrow we are off to El Calafate  09:00 - 16:00 including yet another border crossing, which we hope is not as stressful as the previous one!  Off to pack ready for tomorrow!