Hosteria Huellas Andinas Villa La Angostura

... at the hotel. We left the windows open just a bit to allow some fresh air to come in and join us. Early in the morning, Harvey suggests that I go out on the balcony and take a morning photo. He remembers yesterday morning's feelings and is encouraging me to do something that he knows I like. I love him so! I put on a robe, find my camera and feel the nippy morning chill. The colors of the sky and clouds are a soft pink and blue, like ...

Barailoche was a full days journey from Puerto Varas, Chile and we decided to opt for the direct bus route for 13 pounds rather then the bus boat bus boat bus boat which takes you through the Andes lakes but costs 160 USD. The views along our bus journey were great but the weather wasn´t the best and this reassured us that we had made the correct decision in regards to forms of transport. The Argentina side did brighten up and the boarder ...

... of him bag caught in the doors so was pinned to them for the whole 40 minute hot sweaty ride up to the base! After swiping my pass and getting past the lift operators without them noticing that I looked nothing like the cute little Argentine girl on the pass we stuffed ourselves in to the gondola, wiped the wet off the windows and looked out in amazement at all the snow that covered the slopes inches thick all the way down to the base of the mountain! Something that has not happened ...

... euch. Deshalb sei hi** nur noch soviel gesagt: Ich hab die Schule um eine dritte Woche v**laeng**t, warte die low season ab und freu mich schon aufs boarden mit meinem gastbrud**. Ah ja, das Angebot fu** eine Rolle in einem Argentinischen film hab ich abgesagt. Schliesslich bin ich ja nicht hi** um b**uehmt zu w**den :-) Ich hoffe euch gehts allen gut....seid schon schoen b**eit fu** die Schule ;-) und geniesst den Somm** mit massig Assados. Hasta Luego Matthias

... them with tales of misadventure. So I am going to try and make money from this by getting someone or some company or magazine to give me money for my ramblings! My only problem with this is that I don't know how to go about to get this idea off the ground. So if anybody reads these blogs still and know any body or place or website that can help me please send me the information! Any of you out there editors of top magazines?

... ice cream. They're still smiling : ) Today we rode the gondola up Cerro Otto for that big view of Lake Nahuel Huapi. Not far off, we could see Cerro Catedral, the biggest ski hill in South America. We also saw a condor soaring close to paragliders who were taking advantage of the thermals on such a warm day as today. Previously, one of our hosts who is a mountain climber told us that condors are curious birds who often dip down to see ...

... the end of the first ride we really lot to get the horses go. The ride ended in a clearing and then you could let your horse go as fast as you wanted. I really gave her, giving the horse little kicks and using a reed to hit the flanks of the horse. Sarah unfortunately got a crazy horse that would kick other horses as they walked behind her horse. She had to apologize for her horse about 5 times, the last time it kicked this horse with a little girl on it and ...

... which I pretty much forced my mom to eat with me. Our last day we actually got out into nature. With a guide (who had the most interesting Argentine accent when speaking English that was twinged with Scottish), we visited Lago Espejo (Mirror Lake) where we launched two kayaks and paddled around the lake for three hours. By we I mean me paddling mom, since she's still somewhat incapacitated due to her last visit to Argentina. The trip was about 3 hours in all. We ...

... Hasta la proxima. Circuito Chico Lao Lao hotel - Just like Switzerland... Empanada in the car Dinner at Maxima's brother in Bistro Tinto, Villa de Angostura Hylda turns 31 A drink with the other hostel guests Blow! Last steak in Argentina Rain ...

... as not to depress her, I summoned my spirits for a rallying speech. "Te confesso, estoy un desastrito. No tengo verguenza. Cada una de nosotros tiene sus problemas. Pero, que es importante es que mañana va ser un dia bueno nuevo. Y despues esto, van venir otros dias buenos! Y yo voy seguir luchando! Y yo me voy a Chile! Me voy a Chile! Si yo tengo que esperar hasta yo tengo cien años, me voy a Chile!" (I admit it, I´m a small disaster. I don´t have shame. Each one of us ...