Hotel Copahue San Carlos de Bariloche

... come. I think I was just prolonging getting out of the shower and back into the TUNDRA. Unfortunately for Lisa by the time she got in the shower other people in the house had woken up and now there was not hot water. We get ready and go downstairs to have breakfast. We still had food left so we snaked of fruit, bread, ham, cheses and the last of the Manjar (Carmel Spread). We had to get rid of the food because we are not to take food across ...

... by two mountains and full of wood chalets and cabins. Managed to get a really cool cabin for 2 nights. Climbed 3km to a ...

... and varied. We did allow ourselves one day of relaxation, and we used it to the max by chilling in the hot springs at Puyuhuapi. There is nothing like watching the rain pour down while sitting in a 40 degree Celsius natural warm spring overlooking a lake and forest. My two virginal experiences included rafting the grade IV and V rapids of the world-renowned Futaleufú river and horse-riding in the Andes. Having not previously taken to horses I didn't think I would ...

... one main street where almost everything is located. El Chalten has no bank, no supermarkets (in our sense) and internet/phone is only available via satellite. On the street people with heavy backpacks are wandering around and in front of the houses heavy bearded men with dark, dark tans sit around and enjoy the evening with a beer (El Chalten does have its own brewery). The bars ...

... I was not sure that would be possible. Gabriel explains that there are forests of these but they are further north than we will be going. I am content to have seen one! Anna and Gabriel are reviewing the activity possibilities in each of our locations for canoeing/kayaking, horseback riding, boat rides, hiking and driving directions. There is no shortage of possibilities and we can structure the days to be as active as we want. This is one of the ...

... Nikolaus, aber es ist ausserdem hier gerade richtig warm und so will nicht so richtig Weihnachtsstimmung bei uns aufkommen. Wir hatten uns extra ins Cafe gesetzt, weil es draussen unter dem Sonnenschirm zu warm ist. Da wir ganz schoen muede sind, suchen wir nicht lange: nebenan finden wir auch gleich eine passende Unterkunft. Unser Zimmer hat ein faszinierendes Bad, wie wir es schon mal in Argentinien gesehen hatten. Es ist zu klein, um Dusche, Toilette und ...

... like a Swiss town by a beautiful lake and surrounded by mountains, very lovely! And to top it off, just like Switzerland, every other shop is a chocolate shop... now that is something we can live on! And we found a nice little Hosteria that has a nice room with a very agreeable view! We don't mind staying here a while...

... hills and it´s not easy carrying an extra 30 or 40 pounds. we finally caught a city bus out of town to a campground and then had to hike up the longest, steepest dirt road known to man. we were exhausted by then so we just made some oatmeal with raisins and hung out at camp the rest of the night. monday, we did some errands around town. for lunch ismael made some awesome beef stew. he is really good at this campfire ...

... packs. It wasn't too scary but it was great to have David there to coach: if a rock is unstable, forget about it, and a reminder that climbing is all in the legs, not pulling with your arms. Once at the top, it felt good to look down at the small lake with floating icebergs. After that we climbed round and up the range around Lake Navidad (Christmas in Spanish) and up to the peak. The views from there were stunning and we were lucky to have another ...

... the light didnt work and the bathroom smelled, we didnt trust the bed so we both pulled out our sleeping bags and went straight to sleep... not the best start to Argentina!! The next morning we got up very early, checked out of the horrible place and started to look for something better, which is much easier in daylight, when it not minus 5 degrees and you have not just come off a 10 hour bus!! only one block up the road we found an adorable bed and breakfast, and even though ...