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26 februari 2016
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Dag 1
fredag 26 februari 2016 13:01
⛅ 12 °C
Höjd över havet: 1 038 m
Argentina Bariloche -41.149673, -71.33887541°8’59” S 71°20’20” W
City day
26 februari 2016, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
(By Lisa) Bariloche is a funny place. We were expecting an Argentine version of Kendal and were very wrong. It is a big, busy town. On the plus side it has banks with functioning ATMs and 21st century wifi.

We spent the morning in the centre but soon decided to head out and took the 1950's cable car up to Cerro Otto. We had lunch in their Swiss style revolving restaurant at the top while enjoying spectacular views over Lago Nahuel Huapi. The thing moves pretty fast. The other surprise was a Michaelangelo exhibition in the little complex at the summit. It also has a club and a 'microcinema'.

Our current lake district plan is to go on a guided bike tour tomorrow morning and then explore the lakeshore here. Then on Sunday we saddle up with our gear in panniers for a 4-6 day bike trip around the seven lakes route (ruta de los siete lagos) to San Martin de los Andes and most of the way back. Not going to camp but stay in hostels and little hotels. There will be no wifi or mobile signal, including on my birthday 😢 - but I did take a photo of the cards I received before I left which I can look at.Läs mer
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Kay DyasLooks amazing! Hope you have a v happy birthday on Tuesday Lisa! Happy cycling!
2016-02-28Svara
What is the story with Swiss like chalets all over. Make it simple and drop bye sometime soon maybe will stumble on a patagonian hostel. Miss you Mitch
2016-03-02Svara
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Dag 2
lördag 27 februari 2016
⛅ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 779 m
Argentina Lago Moreno Este -41.060837, -71.51557941°3’39” S 71°30’56” W
Bike tour and Circuito Chico
27 februari 2016, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Bike test day. Started out on a 20 km guided mountain bike tour on some very bumpy gravel and sandy paths ending at a Swiss style village. Met a lovely San Franciscan, Lauren, who the joined us on the slightly gruelling Chico circuit. About 45 km in all but very undulating. Spectacular lakes and more to come tomorrow.

Spent the night in a very basic hostel but we had the place to ourselves. Tomorrow we start our bike tour with a boat across the lake to Bosque de Arrayanes.Läs mer
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Sheila StevensonLove both super photos! xxxx Mum
2016-02-28Svara
ResenärSheila we are always trying to take the perfect photo of the two of us for your bookshelf!
2016-02-28Svara
U and I PBThinking about you on your adventures today. Happy Birthday to you Lisa, I hope you have an amazing day. Big love, U&I PB x x x
2016-03-01Svara
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Dag 3
söndag 28 februari 2016
☁️ 13 °C
Höjd över havet: 787 m
Argentina Cerro Coligüe -40.62648, -71.66381840°37’35” S 71°39’50” W
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Ruta de los Siete Lagos (RLSL) Day 1
28 februari 2016, Argentina ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
First day of our bonkers bicycle tour of the Seven Lakes Road. It started with a boat trip to a peninsula, where we biked through lovely old forest - lovely except for the very steep sandy sections and the steps we had to push the bikes up, some of which were unnecessary as we missed the path... Ho hum. Eventually arrived at town called Villa la Angostura for lunch. Then the final 26km turned into over 30k as we thought we'd missed the turning, hadn't, but added several km in the looking... Ho hum again. Altogether 60 km later, with sore butts and in need of food we arrived at our hostel by the lake. It's more like a homestay, with sheep & pigs roaming the garden and a gorgously ancient wooden house. Mama of the house, whose 70th birthday it was that day and who is 4 foot tall, 4 foot wide and charming, made us steak, tomatos & wine for dinner, bless her. There was nowhere else for us to go for miles around before you ask... Hot shower & bed by 9!Läs mer
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Lovin the photo of you in Lilliput !! x U&I x
2016-03-03Svara
Resenär I'm looking particularly gorgeous there in my XL high viz vest (Clare)
2016-03-03Svara
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Dag 4
måndag 29 februari 2016 11:54
🌧 13 °C
Höjd över havet: 822 m
Argentina Departamento de Los Lagos -40.62962, -71.48461240°37’47” S 71°29’5” W
RLSL day 2
29 februari 2016, Argentina ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Well, we thought today was going to be an easy day... We left out gear at the hostel and rode off to find a gravel road to "Villa Traful" - apparently a nice easy ride. Uh huh. Up & down & up again & our lunch stop option was closed. However, with lots of snacks, water refills in crystal clean mountain streams & a paddle in the gorgeous turquoise water of the lake, we made it back, to see the gaucho son of the house riding his horse on the beach. Our information may not quite correct ... but the bikes are great, we're meeting some charming people and Clare is in love with her gel saddle.Läs mer
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Dag 5
tisdag 1 mars 2016
☀️ 12 °C
Höjd över havet: 1 015 m
Argentina Cerro Negro -40.209038, -71.36043540°12’33” S 71°21’38” W
RLSL day 3 - Lisa's birthday
1 mars 2016, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
We woke up in our little house on the farm and headed out for our favourite day of cycling. Beautiful scenery, lovely sunshine and lunch at Lago Faulkner - the first place selling food for 75km! Met a South African long distance cyclist who had already cycled 1700km and was into medicinal fungus. After a quite tricky (for Clare) ride in the afternoon sun & wind we found our next stop - a campsite cabin in the woods overlooking Lago Hermoso.

The closest restaurant was shut (again!) and the campsite shop had run out of burgers and pizza to cook. It only sold bread and huge bottles of beer. So, bread, beer and homemade cheese we'd brought with us from mini Mama's place made up Lisa's birthday dinner! Best of all we got to see the stunning Milky Way from an unpolluted view in the southern hemisphere.Läs mer
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Dag 6
onsdag 2 mars 2016
☀️ 6 °C
Höjd över havet: 656 m
Argentina San Martín de los Andes -40.154938, -71.34366640°9’18” S 71°20’37” W
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RLSL day 4 - we did it!
2 mars 2016, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Left our chip board cabin on the lake and cycled the final 45km to complete our 240km trip (over 5 days altogether). The last 15km to San Martin de los Andes was all downhill and triumphant! Checked into a lovely airbnb, ate a huge salad (very happy to have vegetables) followed by an enormous ice cream. Plan to stay here for a few days as it's very pretty and doesn't involve any cycling.Läs mer
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Resenär See if you can spot me puffing up the hill... (Clare)
2016-03-03Svara
Kay DyasLooks v beautiful!...and hilly xxx
2016-03-03Svara
Kay DyasI spotted you in the picture!! :-D
2016-03-05Svara
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Dag 8
fredag 4 mars 2016 21:55
☀️ 8 °C
Höjd över havet: 652 m
Argentina San Martín de los Andes -40.157162, -71.34800740°9’26” S 71°20’53” W
Chilling in San Martín
4 mars 2016, Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
We've given the bikes back and decided to spend four days here at a lovely 2 bedroom chalet with a heated communal pool. Yesterday I had a two hour nap (after getting a nasty wasp sting) and we both slept ten hours last night. Today Clare is nursing a bit of a cold so we had coffee by the lake and an afternoon reading by the pool. We have left our swimsuits with the majority of our gear in Bariloche so Clare went swimming in a black bra and pants combo! Off now to have Mexican food.Läs mer
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Kay DyasHappy chillin! xx
2016-03-05Svara
Your weather looks to be set good for the next few days so just take it easy and enjoy the peace. It sleeting, cold and very chilly here. From Mum/Mary
2016-03-05Svara
Sheila StevensonWe're enjoying your warmth vicariously (in other words enviously!), the pool looks lovely. Hope wasp sting not too nasty and that Clare's cold is cured by warm pool swimming. You've earned a rest. Enjoy! xxx Mum/Sheila.
2016-03-05Svara
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Dag 9
lördag 5 mars 2016
⛅ 16 °C
Höjd över havet: 786 m
Argentina Puerto Hua Hum -40.121426, -71.6457640°7’17” S 71°38’45” W
From glaciers to volcanos
5 mars 2016, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Took a trip to see Volcan Lanin today. The volcano rises up like a perfect cone with snow topping. On one edge of the lake below called Lake Huechulafquen, there is a solidified volcanic larva 'river' complete with its own unique forest growing on it. Weird and lovely, in a Lord of the Rings sort of way. The day was slightly marred by neverending loud Spanish commentary, many hours on a minibus & an extra hour or so getting towed home as said minibus blew its fan belt.
But we finished the evening on a high by joining the birthday party for the wife of our host, Diego, and having a very fine steak and wine dining experience.Läs mer
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Sheila StevensonMore wows about the scenery! Fab. xxxx
2016-03-07Svara
Kay DyasIs Volcan Lanin a friend of Gandalfs? :)
2016-03-09Svara
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Dag 10
söndag 6 mars 2016
⛅ 20 °C
Höjd över havet: 846 m
Argentina Bariloche -41.144267, -71.29794441°8’39” S 71°17’53” W
Goodbye Patagonia
6 mars 2016, Argentina ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
In a bus we drove back the Ruta de los Siete Lagos from San Martín and got to revisit the road we had cycled. We came back to Bariloche for one more night at our B&B with a newly improved view of the lake. Plus we had another lovely dinner with happy hour pints of honey beer at the marvellous Manush.

Up early to catch a morning flight to Córdoba for four days in Argentina's second city.Läs mer
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We have view envy. Hope you never tire of pronouncing the word.... Patagonia
2016-03-08Svara
Sheila StevensonHappy travels! xxx
2016-03-08Svara
Kay DyasHoney beer sounds good! Have fun in Cordoba!
2016-03-09Svara
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