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To the Land that Lanin Made...
... puppy that made someone's socks melt every time we saw it— and I am not naming names… could be my socks, could be Squidirina’s socks… take a guess!). Our room was Spartan but comfortable, and the balcony overlooked to a side street and a gorgeous Pehuén. We were itching to explore the surrounding forests, but we had driven all day, and the rain was about to start up again, so we headed into downtown instead.
We walked ...
Seven Lakes and an awful lot of rain and ash
... the car back on to road we gave up and just drove to San Martin. When we got there we found that one of the tyres on the hire car was very flat so the first thing we had to do was find a garage and work out the Spanish for “I need to pump up my tyre” - hopefully its not a slow puncture.
San Martin is another lovely little alpine town - wooden houses with pitched roofs, lots of ski shops and lots of chocolate shops. It has the potential to ...
Cycling days 245 to 251 - Las Lajas to San Martin
... to food and peace of mind.
At 6pm, we stop in front of a building for a break and the old woman inside invites us in for a little warmth. The place turns out to be a store with very limited supplies. It takes a little convincing, but we are eventually able to purchase six eggs and a baguette from her. At 7pm, we leave the shop and are surprised by how cold it has gotten with the sun hidden behind the clouds. A few kilometers of rolling hills, ...
Seven Sleepy Lakes
... are. We had booked dorm beds and were pleasantly surprised to be given a 4 bed (2 double bunks) dorm to ourselves with an en suite bathroom! Best value hostel to date. The staff were lovely and greeted us and wished us goodnight with big affectionate hugs. We managed a few conversations with pidgin Spanish English and all got the gist of things. We also got to THE best supermarket to date, we dubbed it "Waitrose" (those of you from the UK will understand the quality that ...
First sight of the Andes.
... hike. San Martin de Los Andes is a ski town with lake frontage surrounded by wooded mountains. Pretty much anyone that has every been in a ski town should already be able to picture it. Mock chalet architecture abounds but there are some pretty older cottages and it's very green and well looked after. Heading off from the edge of town up into some steep woodland we got to a saddle and found an old guy manning a gate who asked us to ...
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