Disembarked with a hangover and 3hours sleep on Monday morning went straight to the bus station to find we (bout 8 ppl heading the same way as me) had just missed a bus to Bariloche so got on the next bus for Osorno (1.5hours) hoping to get a bus to Bariloche. Missed that bus by less than 5 minutes and had to wait 5 hours till the next one so found an amazing bakery/cafe and warmed up there with empanadas, checked our emails, took a look at the church and the park then caught our bus to Bariloche (5hours) where we stayed at 41 Below (run by a kiwi) really nice hostel, great staff, free tea and coffee, no breakfast, no internet. Went out for great Argentinian steak at a flash restaurant $20 argentinian pesos (have left the thousands and mil in chile) it´s $3 AP to $1 US so pretty cheap!!
Me, Neil, Manix, Simon, Sarah and Liam. Check out the size of the knives!!
Unfortunate we had to waste a day travelling but the next morning (tuesday) went for a walk up a nearby Cerro (hill) for some great views of Bariloche (revolving restaurant at the top).
View form Cerro Otto down on Bariloche
Caught a bus Wednesday to the nearby ski lodge (no snow yet) and walked up to the first Refugio (Frey) If I had been here earlier this would have been my first day´s walk of a 5 day trek but there was a bit too much snow up in the mountains so just did a day walk, some amazing views and very tired by the end of the day!
Bus to Mendoza (north) 19 hours. Left 12:30pm Never had so many stops and farting around with a bus before,nightmare of a ride with about 4hours sleep in fits and starts.
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