So as predicted I´m slacking on the blog. Poppy and I have had a whirlwind sort of trip in the Lakes region of Patagonia. We took a 16 hour overnight bus to Bariloche from Mendoza. I think they do it at night so that you can´t see how small the road is and how big the bus is. I love the cama seats and again with some wine and Ambien it was a great trip.
After getting to Bariloche I was a brat and wanted to see some of the other towns and Poppy wanted to just get a hotel and shower and relax. We ended up staying one night in Bariloche, one night in San Martin de los Andes and last night in Villa la Angostura.
We rented a car and it has been one of the most interesting experiences of my life. I really wanted to get a video of the bridges we drove across. I guess we felt fortunate that there was no rain so if we didn´t make it across the bridge we would just end up in a dry wash!
We finally discovered the good gelato. Everyone says you can find good Italian food and gelato in Argentina and we still haven´t found great Italian but Bariloche gave us some great gelato. We also found good juice here, all we´ve been able to get is tang in other places. If I never have another glass of tang or ham and cheese sandwich I will still be able to die a happy girl.
We hiked around this penisula on the biggest lake in the region yesterday. It was gorgeous. Really this part of the trip has consisted of alot of driving on sketchy, dusty roads in a tiny car with no AC or power steering. I think Poppy has come close to soiling herself a few times. But really, no one would notice it considering the coat of dust we walk around with!
