The following day a good whack of us took an excursion to the island of Chiloè with the promise of sampling some traditional food and seeing penguins! Our guide for the day Pilar was lovely and spoke excellent English so gave us a great insight into life on the island. After disembarking the ferry and a short drive we found ourselves sat in the living room of a farmhouse owned and run by a chap called Hardy and his wife, sipping on a cup of tea (milk straight fr...

The journey between Bariloche and Puerto Varas took us through the Andes and across the border between Argentina and Chile. Although the distance covered wasn't that far the journey took us a rather long time as the Chileans are fiercely protective of their agriculture and natural resources and won't let any food or natural products (including animal sperm which Cat pointed out on the list of prohibited items which induced childish giggles) across the border. Eve...

After another night bus sin sleep (although I did manage to watch a stack of questionable movies including the last Harry Potter flick which they turned off 10 bloody minutes before the end... I need closure!?!) we arrived in Bariloche, checked in to the hotel and headed off for a wander. The city is famous for its chocolates and Swiss-style architecture so we had Mexican for lunch (Cat was hanging out for it). For the first time since hitting South America (than...

Having woken up bright as a button on Christmas day (which can't be said for the rest of the group) and having made a few calls home it was time for us to make our way to BA coach station for a festive 20hr journey to Bariloche... Happy Christmas : ) It was also time for another sad fair well to the amazing Aussie girls Lauren (who was flying home) and Jo (who was staying on in BA) who waved us of from the hotel. As a Christmas treat we upgraded to a 'Full Cama' ...

Truth be told this wasn't an action packed day but this entry is dedicated to Alice, Eddie and Val who said good bye to Team Wonderland. At 10am and still absolutely hammered from the night before we congregated in the hotel reception for a Mc D breakfast bagel and a few emotional fair wells. Awesome Alice (who was indirectly responsible for our team name) was the first to depart followed not far behind by the Vivacious Val. It was then back to bed before heading...