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see, just a tiny bit further south!After a relativley short bus ride of 200km´s south, we arrived in one of the main / biggest lake district towns - Bariloche.
First impressions were not brilliant, it seemed as though Bariloche was just another big town, albeit with a great location on the side of Lago Haupi (sp?). However having visited the tourist information we were relieved to find that many cabins and self-catering hostels were located just outside the city, which meant that we did not have to spend the equivalent on a hotel.
The first bungalow/ cabana we arrived at was akin to a granny-flat (no offence directed towards grannies!!) in that it was overly hot and quite stuffy, with the un-nerving smell of gas from the old style boiler... however blinded by the low price, we accepted it....only to decide a few hours later that it was not as good value as first percieved. Having snuck out (trying to run inconspicuosly with our huge backpacks) we found a much better suited cabana for a tad more.
We have spent 5 nights in Bariloche now and have had a really great time. Most days we have ridden on the local buses into the town
Bariloche
town with a view for internet cafe´s and supermarkets, while continuing with the theme of walking and biking and enjoying the still novel experience of home cooking.
Thanks for all the birthday messages to Chris - We had a good day yesterday, being lucky enough to catch a rally in the morning. Also, as luck would have it, we managed to spend time with our travelling friends Nic and Audrey (the couple we met on the Uyuni tour)....
Nic and Audrey had left us at Mendoza and gone down south, to come back up north in the opposite direction to us, yet with the wonders of technology, we kept in touch and ended up in Bariloche at the same time. As the pictures will show, we had a good couple of knees-up´s for both Nic, and then Chris´s birthdays.
Currently we are faced with the daunting prospect of catching a 48 hour bus to El Calafate, the next place south on our list. We packed up this morning and have spent the past 3 hours on the internet searching for alternative modes of transport! As it stands, none have been found and so it looks as though our time in Bariloche
Bariloche II
Taken from up the road. will come to an end tomorrow when we take the plunge and board the longest bus ride ever!!!
All for now,
Lots of love,
Chis and Rachel xxx
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Looks as though you had a good birthday, one to remember by the looks of it. Glad that you have been able to meet up with like minded people and enjoy drinks and good food etc. Take care both of you speak to you soon luv mom xxx