Blogs from Neuquén, Argentina, South America

After breakfast we check out of La Posta del Cazador, which is a relief as it’s dark and stuffy and full of dead things (the door handles and light fittings are made of antlers). The bed was so uncomfortable I spent half the night contemplating sleeping in the car. This morning we are returning down the route of 7 lakes to Villa la Angostura. First, a visit to La Pastera Museo del Che. It’s a tenuous link; Che Guevara spent 2 nights in this barn in 1952. But it’s an interesting little museum. We drive south stopping at various viewpoints over lakes and waterfalls along the way, reaching quaint little La Angostura around lunchtime. We check into our hotel; Marinas Alto Manzano. It’s beautiful. We have a huge room overlooking the lake and the bathroom has ... read more

When I get up the old man has disappeared. I wait 40 minutes assuming he can’t have gone far, then find him in the restaurant on his fourth plate of breakfast. A buffet is like playing Russian roulette when you have an allergy. Someone has double dipped in the condiments and there are brown blobs in the cream cheese. After some muttering and an extensive mining operation, I am fairly confident my breakfast isn’t going to kill me. Today we are driving 120 miles north to San Martín de los Andes along the Camino de los 7 Lagos; a road which passes 7 lakes. Each lake has a viewpoint and tourist information. So we wind our way along through the forest stopping to take pictures at each one; Espejo, Corrientoso, Escondido, Villarino, Falkner, Maconico. They’re all ... read more

After a few days of Border crossings and long drives through the mountains we arrived at our destination Villa Pehuenia on Lago Alumine...... Stunning!!! We met the Super 6 from Austria and had a fantastic 3 days of swimming, hiking and just chillin. This gem of a place was magical. The advantage of RVing in Argentina/Chile is the freedom to point anywhere on a map and go there. We would never have come here if we didn't have a means as it's so far off the beaten track and tons of Ripio (gravel roads). Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/iyRXec4LacQ... read more

We crossed into Argentina at Chile Chico, a weird little gold mining town at the end of the precarious road around the southern shore of Lago Carerra. I would bore you with yet more pictures of the lake, as it was quite amazing, but to be honest, I was too preoccupied with keeping our car on the road to take many..... it was, thankfully, clear weather, but with a 40+ knot wind it was a continual battle with the wheel..... along the way we could look back over the northern ice fields...... have I mentioned my interest in ice? Eyes on the road...... After the crossing you could not have found a greater contrast in scenery. The snowy mountains had been replaced by the Pilbara...... where's the lakes, rivers, ice and snow, lush greenery, forrests etc..... ... read more

sonntags in argentinien… ist wieder mal ein bisschen, wie sonntags bei uns am land: mit rumtata-blasmusik-marschkapelle und buntem volkstanz! das sonntägliche hauptplatz spektakel wird von klein und groß der bevölkerung san martin's und zwei blonden touristen bestaunt - anschließend gibt es kuchen und kaffee ;-) . unsere letzten argentinischen pesos werden in tupperware und reiseproviant investiert… wir organisieren uns zunehmend besser und haben jetzt sogar schon gekochtes mittagessen mit auf den busreisen und unseren eigenen hostel-food-behälter! knuspriger reis mit ei und shrimps (reis!!! juhuuu!) wird getuppert mit zum bus richtung chile genommen. sobald wir die chilenische grenze erreichen wird es kalt, neblig und nass-nass-nass! was ist nur mit chile los? welche wettergötter wurden hier verärgert?! am frühen abend kommen wir in pucon, chile an und müssen leider erfahren, dass uns... read more