Hotel Millaray San Carlos de Bariloche

... time), its really cold, usually 6 degrees C (42 degrees F) is the average temperature, which is very cold when the wind is blowing!!!

We definitely found a new passion that we would like to continue doing! I never expected to ski on this trip as I was trying to pack less by traveling to warmer climates. So we spent 2 days snowboarding instead of trekking and kayaking. Nikolas absolutely ...

... our time there and people recommened that we go to El Calefate which is further south again to visit Perito Moreno Glacier. Initially planning this trip we had planned to go down as far as Ushuaia which is the most southern town in the world - next stop Antartica (which we priced btw but it was too expensive at around 4000 euro for a few days!!) - but we didnt anticipate the weather being so cold when we got here. I mean its not that cold but ...

... views of the entire lakes area of the Parque Nacional and Bariloche. It was a great hike up the trail, and like an artist who slowly reveals his mastery, the views slowly and slowly got better and beter as I ascended to the top. About halfway up the trail, there are several large boulders and rocky cliffs that provide a playground for the local rock climbers and a fun distraction for a hiker making his way up the trail. I bouldered a ...

... It seemed to do the trick anyway. The cycling was absolutely amazing. There were highs (literally) and lows (fuguratively). On the Sunday we cycled 120 km in the pouring rain. 40 km were off road on waterlogged roads. I looked like the creature from the Blue Lagoon after the first 2 km, and spent the next 118km moaning about the lack of hair straightening facilities in the Andes. Allegedly we passed 5 ...

... that introduced us to how adventurous the climbing in the Frey really is! Many climbs guide book off the beaten path have only been climbed a couple times, and few have bolts or rappel anchors of any kind, leaving ...

... volcanoe peaks nearby. The next day I went to tackle one of those peaks, Volcan Villarica. This is a beautiful sucker which dominates the skyline in Pucon. A full day climb with all the ice climbing gear - similar to Bolivia but the summit is under 2,000 metres rather than 6,000 like Huayna Potosi. Makes life a helluva lot easier I can tell you. So I set off with 3 Aussies and 2 guides to get to the top. The morning was a bit dodgy and we nearly didnīt start but when we got ...

... few days with the intention of getting some snowboarding in. We also booked a boat trip from Puerto Natales to Puerto Mont through the Chilean fjords. Also booked a bus to Puerto Madryn to see the whales. While we were waiting for the lifts to open we booked a short excursion to the mountains. the bus took us to a local chair lift, views were incredible and the cameras were working overtime. On the ...

... a mission to purchase a "going out" top because in the initial last selection of 11 tops, none of these qualified for "going out" in. We eventually left Bariloche town without one and headed up to Cerro Catedral (45mins bus ride out of town) which is a ski area by winter and a hiking spot by summmer. Took a lift up to the top which gave a great view over lakes/mtns etc. and had some lunch and beers to ...

... de golven die het hele gebeuren teweeg brengt. Het klinkt echt een beetje alsof er iemand knal vuurwerk afsteekt en dat echoīt ook helemaal door. Het plaatsje El Calafate was ook wel leuk, ze hadden er een onwijs lekkere ijssalon waar het ook altijd erg druk was. Ohja het hostel was weer drama, we hadden besloten dat we het nu maar is echt goedkoop gingen doen dus hebben het eerste het beste hostel genomen voor 10 dollar per nacht omdat we geen zin haddden om het hele ...

... morning. Temuco is a horrible industrial town with absolutely no interesting sights and with no addaption for tourists. I actually felt a bit scared walking the streets and thus opted for my first (and hopefully last) Chilean McDonalds meal (just a Dutch joke in between, de euroknallers heten daar 550 peso-knallers!) and went back to the hostel (which smelt of dogs and cats and was very dirty...but it was only for one night...). The lady at the hostel turned out to be really ...