Bariloche is a gateway town for the Argentinean lake district. We had taken a bus across the Andes to get here. The scenery on the drive was outstanding. The mountains are covered in grey gravel which I took to be volcanic fall out. We have stayed in hostels and hotels on the trip. This time we decided to try something different and book a duplex apartment. These can be cheaper than hostels in Argentina. Our first experience has been a good one. Our apartment...

We set foot back on dry land in Puerto Montt after 3 days at sea. Just as you've got your sea legs we now needed to get land legs again. Walking was a bit wobbly for a few hours. We had quite a long wait at the ferry terminal waiting for our luggage. Word from the taxi drivers was there was only one person unloading it. Glad I wasn't him/her. Anyway it arrived eventually and we jumped into the very patient cab. It was a short ride to the hostel which we had book...

We had returned to Puerto Natales with a day to kill before boarding the ferry which would take us on a 3 day cruise through the fjords to Puerto Montt. We checked in at 1pm and dropped off our bags then headed off for dinner in town. At 9pm we returned to the port to board the ship. As we walked in through the vehicle deck we could hear and smell cows. We were sharing the boat with three lorries of cattle off to market. My mum is a Hereford farm girl and she al...

It's now mid morning in El Chalten. The rain has stopped. The rule is if it's dry do it, because it may not stay that way for long. So we don our walking kit, including wet weather gear and head off to find the bottom of Mt Fitz Roy. It's a long hike but although it's windy it does stay fairly dry. The scenery along the way is varied but always beautiful. I'm amazed when we encounter camp sites and find tents......in this weather.......they must be mad. Even...

11.04.12. We left Puerto Natales on the bus to El Calafate. We would be returning in a week or so as we had decided to treat ourselves. We are planning to go to the Argentine/Chile Lake district at Bariloche. This would normally be a 3 day coach ride from El Chalten. We've decided to take a ferry from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt through the fiords of the archipelago. I say ferry, it is actually an old cargo boat which has been converted but word is the trip...