Bariloche

Reading back over my last post I think I was probably feeling a bit hysterical after the long bus ride - what was that joke about the days?? honestly.

After our second day in Bariloche being rained out and today involving the organising of buses, cars, accommodation and planned routes north, we haven't really seen all there is to see in this area. Although I think we are still reeling a bit from the magnificence of the more southern regions of the Andes so this part hasn't really captured our imagination. We get the early bus out tomorrow to San Martin de Los Andes, which is the stepping stone across the Andes to Pucon in Chile, which has a volcano to hike up and some hot springs somewhere. We're both ready for some more outdoor activity again, and are both starting to pine for a warm beach again too, probably another couple of weeks in this stretch (1300km) of the Andes (including the Chandon and malbec producing vineyards of Mendoza) before we get across to Santiago and some Chilean beaches. We can feel winter snapping at our heels which is urging us to keep a brisk northward momentum (as is the promise of some even cheaper and unique experiences in Bolivia).