Blogs from San Martín de Los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina, South America - page 7

12/04/06 - 14/04/06 Having left my much loved backbacker lifestyle in Bariloche, i ventured by bus to San Martin, passing through some of the most beautiful landscape you will see...it should be labelled as one of the most beautiful drives in the world. Australia has its great ocean road, Argentina has the 7 lakes road trip...passing through crystal lakes reflecting their green cloaked mountains and winding landscape..but unfortunately i was on a direct bus trip that did not allow for us to stop and admire the landscape in its entirety... finally arriving in San Martin...a small pristine town, surrounded by lakes and mountains...unfortunately didnt get to see much because of the constant rain!! ... read more

Also ich haette da noch was zu sagen: Ich bin mit der Fotoauswahl von Raphael nicht so ganz zufrieden und moechte daher nur kurz anmerken, das ich diese Sonnenbrille nur im Schmuddel-Kuschel-mich-kennt-eh-Keiner-also-kann-ich-auch-als-Fliege-rumlaufen-Outfit trage. Also, das seh ich ja aus wie Willie :-( Werde dafuer sorgen, dass es bald andere Fotos von mir/uns gibt, damit hier kein falscher Eindruck entsteht und ihr womoeglich denkt ich wuerde zu einer Art argentinischen Spidermans mutieren. Seid auch von mir lieb gegruesst und fuehlt euch von Fliegenarmen umarmt, Die Silke... read more

Well, once we arrived and walked all about and checked at least 20 places for a place to sleep, Scott asked a man standing in his yard if he knew if there was a hostal nearby. The man turned out to be our savior. His name is Steve and he speaks fluent English due to his Irish grandparents. He sent us towards a nearby hostal, but said if it was full (which it was), that we should come back. We came back and he and his wife invited us in, called around some more, and then offered to drive us to places until we found one. They were amazing - completely unexpected kindness after our crazy hard day. We got lucky with the first stop at Casa de Coco, or this guy Coco´s house. His upstairs ... read more

Villa La Angostura And with that we waved goodbye to Bariloche, 3 weeks after we arrived. We didn't go very far though, just 90 kms to the north-west. One of the park rangers in Iguazú had recommended this town to us as one of the prettiest in the Lake District, which is also the favourite destination of the better-off Argentinians for their summer holidays. Meaning accommodation would also be more expensive, so we decided to camp yet again. The sun was shining brightly after all... Naturally, it didn't last. That evening the heavens opened like it hadn't rained in a decade and by the time we got to the tent, slightly drenched, we had 4 leaks. Splendid! After piling up our possessions so that they wouldn't touch the walls and wrapping our feet in our waterproof ... read more

The day after our hike up Cerro Negro, we decided to take it easy and hike to a couple of waterfalls which were just a few kilometers above the beautiful town of Villa Traful. (The guys agree that Villa Traful should be refered to as a settlement since it is too small to call it a town.) Just as we passed one of the last homes, we met a friendly dog which Noah named "Sly". Noah names most of the dogs that we meet on the trip. Sly hiked with us to both of the cascadas and then continued on with us to the alfajore bakery which was located on the edge of town. The guys have been sampling alfajores throughout our trip. Upon tasting the alfajores Del Montanes, they unanimously agreed that these are the ... read more