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I was hoping for advice on bus timings in conjunction with flights for my upcoming trip to El Chalten via El Calafate this November.

Does anyone have a recommended buffer time between landing in El Calafate and booking a bus to El Chalten. Is 55 minutes enough? Or is it best to allow for a bit more time?

I will also be flying back from El Calafate to Buenos Aires at 19:30 pm and plan to catch the bus from El Chalten earlier that day. How much buffer time is recommended? Would aiming to arrive at the airport 5 hours before be enough? Or are bus delays common?

Thanks!

This November I’ll be working on a cruise ship for a month and will be limited to running on a treadmill while I’m onboard. After I leave the ship, I’m planning to go hiking in Patagonia.

I’m trying to keep my luggage to a minimum, so ideally I’d like to take one pair of shoes that could work reasonably well for both running and hiking (assuming such a shoe exists). Would anyone have any recommendations? I imagine it will be a trail runner? Or am I better off with packing two separate pairs of shoes?

I (F) currently use ASICS gel kayano 32 and run ~30km per week.