San Martin to Bariloche

We drank from this lake

Today the entire group took the option of making the trip to Bariloche in a smaller bus that took us on back roads that took us past 7 lakes and gave us wonderful views of the mountains and surrounding terrain.  We were no longer at the foot of the Andes but in the mountains themselves, about 2000 meters up.  We made stops at various vantage spots for photos and a good look around.  At one stop we drank water from the lake and found it to be exquisite in taste, probably about as pure as water can get.

We wound up at the town of Vila la Angostura at the northern end of the very large lake Nahuel Huapi.  At that point we were near one of the two major ski areas of Argentina.  We then rode for miles along the western side of the lake until we reached the town with the formal name of San Carlos de Bariloche, but known simply as Bariloche. We were no longer at the foot of the Andes but in the mountains themselves, about 2000 meters up.  We made stops at various vantage spots for photos and a good look around.  At one stop we drank water from the lake and found it to be exquisite in taste, probably about as pure as water can get.


We wound up at the town of Vila la Angostura at the northern end of the very large lake Nahuel Huapi.  At that point we were near one of the two major ski areas of Argentina.  We then rode for miles along the western side of the lake until we reached the town with the formal name of San Carlos de Bariloche, but known simply as Bariloche. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Carlos_de_Bariloche)

Deep Green Water

Lake Nahuel Huapi

At about 3 PM we arrived and checked in to the large "Grand Hotel" which we found to be of a higher standard than the one in San Martin.

At about 3 PM we arrived and checked in to the large "Grand Hotel" which we found to be of a higher standard than the one in San Martin.