Lake District

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March 2nd 2015

Published: March 28th 2015

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Oot and Aboot Begorrah

View of the Lakes

After enjoying the mountians and Patagonia it was time to say good bye to this vast and beauitful part of the world. The journey to the Argentinan lake district began with a 25 hour bus ride and our first mishap. Upon arriving at the bus station at 11:30pm Sandra discovered that she had forgotten her purse (including wallet). As we frantically searched our bags in the hope that the missing purse was in fact just packed, an Argentinan girl seeing off a friend took notice of our predicament. We explained our issue and she offered to inquire at the restaurants we had visited that day. She ended up finding Sandra's purse and returning to the bus station the next evening and talked the bus driver into delivering it to Bariloche. Sandra got her purse back, with all money, cards and valuables - its so refreshing that there are people in the world like Evelin who went out of her way to ensure that our missing belongings were returned.

Bariloche has a very European feel with many Swiss and German influences very visable today. We rented a car which was a great way to explore the countryside and did some car

Campsite at sunset

camping a various scenic spots along the trip around the lakes.

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View point from the road

Look-out point

Road trip!

Whilst the buses are very comfortable and arguably better than airliners, 25 hours sitting on a bus is still a long time. Was great to be at the wheel again!