Wednesday, May 17, 2006
A slight miscalculation...San Carlos de Bariloche, which pretty much everyone just calls Bariloche is very pretty (I say that a lot, I think I need some new adjectives). Located in the Lake District of Northern Argentine Patagonia it's the major destination city for the region because of all the outdoor stuff that we didn't get to do.
It's early winter in Argentina so it's rainy, windy & quite chilly here. Because of the weather we're not boating, or swimming, or fishing, or skiing, or horseback riding, or biking, & because I still have doubts about Ellie's sprained ankle we haven't done much hiking either. The ski season doesn't open till June 20-something so I don't think we'll get our chance this visit, oh well... So the lesson learned is to check the weather/season before planning your trip. We do now know how nice it is here & would happily come back here for the summer or the winter ski season.
So making the most of our time here we along with Yvon & Cecile visited Cerro Campanario (1,050 meters high) in Parque Nacional Nahuel Haupi to check out the park. The views were incredible from up there. Beautiful, but it was cold. We were SO glad we took the raincoats they offered @ the base of the mountain. At the top was a nice cafe with some tasty pastries & submarinos (semi-sweet chocolate disolved in steamed milk).& that was the most interesting bit of our time in Bariloche. Our hostel was nice, smoke-free, & warm with a good kitchen, internet, & a nice DVD library. I think I'm going to like Argentina.
Kepfram
Kepfram & Ellie, 2:57 AM
