Cronica de Viaje - 21 - 24 Febrero, Bariloche (Argentina)

Well..... back to civilisation!
The "once" on my Hospederia in Entre lagos was nice. I met there the other guy, that was not from Barcelona but a German that used to live in Majorca but he was living now in Chile. That was really good as he was a tourist guide, so I showed him my route and he gave me hints of places to stay, go & see. We spend 3 hours chating with the women of the house.. a really relaxing evening.... Then I took the bus to Anticura, in the border with Argentina and in the middle of Puyehue National Park. Thank god I missed that bus to Argentina or I would have missed the beautiful Puyehue. I arrived quite late to the Hostel. The place I was staying for the night was a normal cottage but done to accomodate 9 people. When I arrived there were already there 2 chilean guys. They were a bit quite but really nice poeple. After 1 hour a mother with 4 children arrived. It was really funny, they didnt arrive on time to the border and they had to stay until the day after. They remind me of one of those kid novels : "The Hollister".. haha was a funny night.
The day after, all of them left and I stayed to explore the Park. My intention was going to the Vulcano but the weather was not good, so I decided to stay near the Hostel. There were a lot of routes and I did them all. I was the only person visiting them and it was high season! Was very nice. Lots of waterfalls and nice woods. I really enjoyed it. The only bad thing is that the hostel didnt sell any food, so at lunchtime I went walking 2 km to "El Caulle" where I found a great restaurant. Was a bit expensive but was worth it. I had an enormous piece of meat, it was delicious! I loved the place and I truly recommend it if anyone goes around there. That night there wasnt anyone sharing with me the cottage so I had it for myself. I must admit it was a bit scary being there alone!
So finally yesterday I took the bus from Anticura to Villa La Angostura, Argentina. I arrived there at lunch time and I went straight to the hostel. Nice one, but had to share the room with 12 more people. I had a quick lunch and I went straight to Los Arrayanes National Park. 12 km walking in one direction! I did it in 2 hours and was lovely as there is the big lake beside you. At the end ther is this beautiful wood with Arrayanes, worth seeing it. After the 12 km you can take a boat and return through the lake but you must buy tickets before, thing that I didnt do.. so when I arrived at the end of the route, I just thought I would need to go back again the 12 km, and that was a problem as it was getting dark... but I was lucky and there was a place on the boat (I was so destroyed.,...) The return by the lake was amazing! Such a beautiful lake: Lake Nahuel Haupi. The waters are pristine, and clear, and they have these turquoise colour that if you dont see the mountains and snow on it surroundings you would think you are in the caribbean. Yesterday night after that trip I went to internet trying to send a few e-mails, and I forgot my jacket and camera on the internet cafe! After one hour I realized it and I went back. My jacket was there.. not the camera... but instead there was a note of this guy telling me to phone him... At the end I was lucky again and he had the camera! Would have been a disaster losing it! I feel lucky!
This morning I took the bus again to Bariloche, where I am right now. Bariloche is nice, quite big and reminds me to Puigcerda (town on the Pyrinees where I use to go to ski back in Spain). I am again on an hostel with wonderful views to lake Nahuel Haupi, and I have decided to rest for today as for the last 4 days I have been trekking every day.
I already booked my bus ticket to El Calafate. It takes 2 days to arrive from here.... but apparently the landscape is nice.. I will let you know when I can as I suspect I will be again for a few days with no internet.
I keep saying "coger" all the time.... and that is bad! ("Coger" means "to take" or "to grab" in Spain spanish but "to fuck" in argentinian spanish)
I will upload pictures as soon as I download them from my camera