It’s raining! Our first rain (other than a few spits in Buenos Aires and the overnight thunderstorm in Bariloche) … it was cold and wet this morning, which was a very nice change from the hot dry conditions we’ve experienced in Chile up until now. Breakfast was the usual – but we had bought a … [Read More »]

Bit of a late start today after such a tiring day yesterday. A bit of late noise from the other hostel guests, but surprisingly little noise from outside – it’s nice to be in a small town rather than a large city (or noisy tourist trap). Breakfast was a crusty bread roll with butter and … [Read More »]

Early start this morning – up at 5:30am ready for our 6:50am taxi to the Terminal de Autobus (bus terminal), where we joined the Cruce de Lagos tour across the Andes to Puerto Varas. After tagging our bags and loading them onto the bus, we eventually set off, heading west following the road along the … [Read More »]

Just a quick update – we made our bus on time out of Bariloche (7:30am at the Bus Terminal), and have just finished a wonderful cruise on lake Nahuel Huapi. We are now waiting for our bus to take us through the mountains to another lake, which we will also cross by boat, before continuing … [Read More »]