Kenton Palace San Carlos de Bariloche

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

... ernaartoe. Over het algemeen kies ik ervoor om het op eigen gelegenheid te doen, maar dat is zonder eigen vervoer wel een hele onderneming. Dat hebben die tour gezelschappen hier goed bekeken en vaak ga je dan toch voor het gemak. In Ushuaia staat ieg op het program een boottocht over Beagle Channel. Verder hoop ik ook nog naar nationaal park Tierra del Fiego te gaan. Hoop dat ze leuke paardrijdtochten aanbieden, maar alles is hier zoveel duurder dan in Bolivia, Peru en Ecuador. Dus ...

... have a decision when visiting Bariloche of staying in the heart of the city or in campgrounds and various other guesthouses deeper in the park (but further away from the amentities of a city). La Barraca is an incredibly homely feeling hostel run by Bernardo, his girlfriend and his loveable yellow labrador, Mamu. Mamu would rest her head on my knees every morning when I would eat my cereal and would happily greet me and accompany me ...

... had a picnic snack on the opposite shore consisting of coffee and some Argentinian cakes before heading back. The only annoyance was that, since it's the end of summer, the yellow jackets were rampant. Despite them, however, it was pretty much a perfect day. In the evening, the hostel crowd enjoyed some excellent Argentinian wine over a rousing game of poker. This place is really great, and I still think I may never leave.

... have time to change my plans. I had my fare to Los Antiguos, but there's absolutely nothing there, and I was really annoyed. Talking with the driver, I learned that I could stop in Perito Moreno (like the glacier but not the glacier), a little before Los Antiguos, from where a bus would take me to Bariloche the next day. Very good! So I stopped there, but we arrived late in the night. Through the bus company I had booked a bed in a hostel in Los Antiguos (******, told me Giuliano ...

... money for her. There wasn't too much in Puerto Varas, a crowded beach and expensive tours so we left the nect morning for Petrohue. This isn't a town as much as a point on a lake. Theres small convienence store and a tour company with over priced excursions. We camped on the side of a river and ate dinner cooked bu a grandmother. This was one of the most beautiful camp grounds we stayed in with views of a volcanoe, surrounding mountains, lake and river ...

... I didn't realize that half of those 280 miles were on wash-board gravel roads. Now I understand why the car rental agency had a somewhat concerned look when we outlined our plans. I also didn't realize how much cows like to lay down in ...

... in the woods which Jay endeavoured to climb (boys will be boys!) which then prompted a couple of other guys to undertake some rock climbing too. They were so proud of themselves. The lake district is definitely giving Ushuaia and Torres Del Paine a run for their money as the most beautiful place in the world. Sitting by the lake's totally clear waters with mountains as a backdrop is totally breathtaking. We can't believe ...

... his money) to drink the booty of a Heineken bottle in the room from the night before that had a cigarette butt in the bottom of it, good times). This sport is nuts as there are hundreds of rocks sticking up out of the water and if you fall in you have to be pretty careful. I actually even enjoy the lazy river aspect of it as the jagged cliffs rising out of the water juxtaposed with the river make for a picturesque moment. At some point we try to "catch a ...

... the wind gust continued to increase and caused one guide in a lessstable boat to capsize. Her ability to self rescue as I escorted the participants to shore impressed them and made for an easy solution. As the day came to an end the strong winds which created large waves on the lake by the question of one client who asked, "Are the waves on the white water rafting as fun as the kayak trip."