Hosteria Brisas Del Cerro Villa La Angostura

... National Park worth the visit is the opportunity to see the world's best stand of myrtle woodland, which is found at the far tip of the Quetrihue Peninsula, the narrow peninsula that juts into the Lago Hanuel Huapi from Villa La Angostura. The land is covered with dense forests of coihue, radal and unusual species such as palo santo that has rich glossy foliage and an ashy grey bark. The arrayan is a slow-growing tree that has a flaky ...

... one of its kind, apparently), lots of trees, birds of prey and lake views. Today we have just put in a load of washing, the weather has gone from blazing hot to nearly requiring thermals, so we shall shortly install ourselves in a local cafe drinking cortadas medianas in front of a fire! I have finally found the Argentinian stamps that mum and dad gave us, so we may even write a few postcards....

... After a few days of recovering and snow fall the lure of the slopes was too much to take, and my friend Georgie sold me a pass that had her friends photo on it for a bargain price so I was stoked to be able to ride in high season! So myself and john queued up for the bus to go shred some powder! The bus came on time, as they usually do in Argentina but once again it was ram packed, even sardines have more room than this! So I practically sat on the drivers lap and poor John got the ...

... v**schneiten Bambuswald, wobei man nicht so recht wusste, ob man sich eh** wie im Regenwald (wegen matschigem Boden und Bambus) od** eh** wie in d** Antarktis (da sehr kalt, windig und Schnee) fuehlen sollte. Auss**dem sollen hi** Pumas leben, haben wir ab** leid** keine gesehen. Jaja...svoviele Erlebnise und ich koennte wahrscheinlich ein Buch schreiben (was hi** in d** Schule auch schon alle meinen) ab** es wird dann wahrscheinlich doch langsam langweilig ...

... was not even applying much pressure, so now everybody thinks I am a wuss! But I didn't see any of them volunteering to be next! Not surprisingly Mark hasn't been back to follow up the study! Another thing to cause me pain this week was my bank balance. So I now need a money making plan in order to finance my trip. I think the one thing I seem to be good at is writing long emails telling people what I have been up to and ...

... We skipped going up the chairlift for a better view because we had decided to take the gondola in Bariloche the next day which would have been a similar experience. We opted for a short hike instead. We arrived in Bariloche in time to have an ice cream cone in the largest candy-chocolate-cookie-ice cream-jam supermarket we have ever seen. It was one of several of these warehouses of sweets in this tourist town. Harry and Jim love ...

... or icing sugar. Rode from the peninsula back to town on the bus straight to ice cream shop for another sample. We decided do another ride in the country by horseback, I guess we got horse crazy (yee-haw) over the first ride we did. Took a shuttle out to a ranch where they do trail rides and then serve you some more chicken.....I mean beef - big Argentine beef. The trail ride was pretty fun, large group, so it wasn't as fun as the first ride up Otto, but ...

... delicious typical Argentine lunch/ asado. While Mom and I might not have been quite so adventurous in seeking outdoor activities, we explored different parts of the area everyday. First we visited Llao Llao a beautifully situated hotel in Bariloche, which had a 360° view of mountains and lakes. We went for a delicious lunch and to the spa! One day we went and explored the small town of Villa La Angostura, where, although out of season we were still able to find ...

... Here we had dinner in Bistro Tinto, owned by the brother of Maxima, our future king's wife (she's from Argentina)! OK, we've spent a fair bit of time on the internet by now and will enjoy a little beverage. Here are a couple of pictures in the ...

... and meaty-full sausage links they brought us made for a delicious feast. Afterwards, we went out drinking until seven a.m. I had said, "Maņana, me voy a Chile," all day long, but it became difficult to go the following day when I didnīt wake up until eight oīclock p.m. Which left me with only the option of going out and drinking again. Itīs a vicious cycle. I need to be strong. I need to control my fate. I called today to a friend who has witnessed my temporary slump ...