Cacique Inacayal Lake San Carlos de Bariloche

... told that I could change or cancel my flight for a 10% fee. But the flight that I wanted tomorrow was cancelled and the next flight was on November 5th, which is the one Iīm already booked on!

I said I would check the Aerolineas Argentinas office and report back tomorrow, and they had better news. I had actually been warned that LADE "arenīt considered reliable" before I booked, but I just assumed this meant they crash a lot, which I wouldnīt ...

... the next day. Having not done as many mammoth treks as we'd hoped for so far, we jump at the chance.
We get the 8.30am bus to the ski resort of Catedral. The little village is a part of Bariloche that is totally dead at the moment, but in a months time should be buzzing with skiers. I can imagine the apres ski around here is wicked.
The walk to the Refugio is four hours long, climbing about 1000m. The route is really fun, with log bridges over waterfalls, and areas ...

... but still the moon), which was then followed by another half hour walk up a pile of rocks to a mini lake sitting at the top. This was of course followed by the half hour scramble back down the rocks to the refugio, and then the 10 km walk back to the bus station. Words, nor photos, cannot even do justice the beauty of the landscape here, it is simply amazing, stunning, beautiful, awe-inspiring, etc etc. I will attempt to put photos up one ...

... was just then. It has a big reputation with foreign travelers though, especially Israelis, and it took several tries to find a bed in a hostel. The other thing Bariloche is known for is chocolate. Oh, and Nazis. There's more chocolate shops in town than you can believe. The Nazis were not on display, but a German tourist I met a week later told me, for whatever reason, that the town was a popular refuge for them. Anyway, German and Swiss culture ...

W Bariloche zjawiamy sie z 2 godzinnym opoznieniem, gdzies okolo 12-tej. Trafilismy akurat na zalamanie pogody. Jest zimno i wietrznie. Miasteczko polozone jest nad jeziorem Nahuel Huapi, wiec wieje tu dosyc mocno. Jedziemy do hostelu miejskim autobusem, przejezdzamy kilka przecznic za daleko. Wracajac, wstepujemy jeszcze po drodze do innych, chcac porownac ceny. Ostatecznie 30 peso za lozko w naszym jest nie do ...

... wrong. For example "adentro" (inside and brace for impact) and "delantero" (paddle forward) really sound the same to me when shouted in the middle of a Class 4 rapid so there were some rather awkward moments where everyone in the raft was inside and bracing while I was paddling ...

We had to check out of our cosy little room before 10am today but Katie didn't fancy getting out of bed so it was a mad scramble to get out on time!

The lady owner was lovely and didn't seem to upset that we were 5 minutes late checking out, so we wished her a fond farewell and headed to the bus station on foot, whilst we ...

... day that we arrived we went up the Cerro Campanero. From here the views were amazing, the lakes weaved amongst lots of mountains and the colours of the water and forestry were really striking. We spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the town centre. The next morning, we got a little confused about time, well Alex's mobile (our alarm clock) did, so we ended up getting up an hour later than planned. Even ...

... it) and it`s probably the best beer I have ever had. There are like 4 girls that work at the refugio. They work for 15 days and then they get 1 week off. They have to haul up all the food and beer and drinks and other supplies in backpacks. **** that, I had a hard enough time with my small daypack. I just chill outside on some rock formation hanging over a cliff overlooking one of the glaciers. This place is situated in the perfect location ...

... see on the way the 7 lakes... Bariloche area is famous for the beauty of the lakes... as you will see in the pictures :). Thank God I speak so much!!! Hehe... because I started to tell them this, they told me that there were 2 Spanish guys that had rented a car to do more or less the same thing, and that they were actually searching for other tourists that might be interested in doing the same trip... Uhuuu... so... I got to meet the 2 guys ...