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San Martin and the seven lakes route.... and snow!
After catching the bus through the rain from Villa, we were met with a soggy San Martin de los Andes. We had hoped to do some walks in the mountains here, but it didn´t look promising (bitingly cold rain is not the best walking weather). Waiting it out overnight did not result in any improvement.... we woke up to snow! And it turned San Martin into a wonderland!
We spent most of our first day waiting it out in the warm and cosy hostel. We did venture out once for a pot of almost pure hot chocolate... mmm yummy! But other than that it was mostly a relaxing day reading and doing nothing.
The second day was not much better weather wise for walking so we hired a car and headed back along the seven lakes route to see some of the lakes in the snow. It was beautiful... the photos speak for themselves. We met lots of cows and horses along the way, battling it out in the snowy conditions. I was thankful we were in the car with the heater and not out there on the roadside!
Though we didn´t get to do any walking here the scenery was still magic. We´re the type of people who find it hard to sit still on a holiday so it was probably good that the snow forced us to, after nearly two months of hectic travel. I would definitely love to come back here in summer to enjoy a different view of the scenery....
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