Hosteria Encanto del Rio Villa La Angostura

... we return to the room to leisurely do our thing. I look at a photo book of Patagonian flora and fauna and try to identify what we have seen. I have been intrigued by the tree trunks that have an outgrowth of fungus; it is named "Cyttaria Darwini". I identify these trees: alerce or lahuan (abuelo in Mapuche) - it is the Patagonia Cypress, means grandfather in the Mapuche language; arrayan or myrtle; deciduous forests with varieties of beech and ...

Didn´t quite manage to get the tourist scenic seven lakes bus trip from San Martin, but the local bus was just fine. A bit more dirt tracks, but beautiful views, and another happy reunion with the bags at Villa La Angostura, which is a very pretty area. Happy to report that there are still more chocolate shops per head of population than is probably entirely necessary, and Phill has been counting ...

... they don't, why would they make things easier for me? So, I had to use the number 26 and the caption was how does it feel to no longer be 26? And as you open the card it is John scoring a goal in the number 26 shirt! Genius! I think I shall go into business and put Hallmark out of action! Place orders now! If you think that the card was impressive you should have seen the cake that myself and Emma made! A triple layer sponge cake, sandwiched with fresh cream and Dulce de leche ...

... geoeffnet, haette ich meine Snowsports Karte dabei gehabt (wonach sie mich fragten) wa**i ich wahrscheinlich noch in den Genuss ein** Argentinischen Rettungsaktion gekommen. Leid** liess ich diese zu Hause, genauso wie meine Boots und Board....ich reg mich heute noch auf! Das Mietmat**ial hi** ist wirklich para los p**ros! Jetzt weiss ich wenigsten wied** wie sich Anfaeng** fuehlen :-) Dass sich zwei Skifahr** die Koepfe einschlagen hat man bei uns auch schon ...

... oils was rudely crushed when Mark touched my first toe! I screamed in pain! and kicked out and winched and scrunched up my face tightly just in case the scream didn't register with him as one of immense pain! He said he barely touched me, I begged to differ by swearing at him! He looked reluctant to carry on! I am sure he was worried about one of my very pretty {not at all hairy and big and flat} feet coming into ...

... we took a boat to the tip of a nearby peninsula on which we found the arrayan forest of Nahuel Huapi National Park and then hiked back the 12km through it to Villa La Angostura, herded most of the way by a handsome dog who probably traversed the trail four times before joining us. We think he was optimistic that we would share our picnic. Our accommodations in Villa La Angostura were surrounded by numerous architecturally designed log ...

... 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 ...

Villa La Angostura did have the most enjoyable bus ride here. It was stunning with 7 magnificent lakes on my side of the window and I gaped in awe as we drove past. The lakes in this area are jaw droppingly stunning. Once in Villa La Angostura we met the German couple ...

... a lift I sat down and started playing with a dog, until I realised that might actual hamper our chances if people thought we had a dog as well. Oh well I'll just make faces at the baby instead. 20 minutes later we greeted our Chilean friends who had followed in our footsteps and had also paid the site owner for a lift. Unfortunately the reunion was short lived as despite requesting the documentation Carla was unable to get clearance from the Santiago ...

... crossing since leaving Canada just over a year ago. In complete contrast to the considerable time and money spent at each border crossing in Central America, the Chile-Argentina customs and immigration formalities at Paso Mamuil Malal left us feeling totally relaxed. Perhaps the customs officials were somewhat humbled by snow-capped Volcán Lanín, rising majestically beyond their handsome and recently constructed wood and stone offices. Minutes later, having entered the Parque ...