Hola todos! The 2nd trip I went on in Bariloche took me to a place called Blaza Tristeza and a great waterfall called Cascada Frey, named after the guy who mapped the region and made the line separating Argentina from Chile.
This time it was an early start being out the door for around 0730 to get onto a collectivo to Puerto Pañuelo. It was about a 40 minute ride over there and it was a cold one this morning with lots of frost about. Apparently it went down to -4 Celsius the last night.
I soon arrive at port and head into the terminal where you have to pay the Park entrance fee again but did get £5 off as I visited the other day. I soon meet the guide and the others who are getting on this boat. As it would happen no other gringos on this trip so it’s all done in Spanish but that’s fine by me.
Soon were boarded and off and in spite of the cold we get above deck to have a look at the brilliant views of this place. The lake water is so clear and in the mountains can be seen snow and the glacier I visited the other day. It is epic and shows how Patagonia is one of the few unspoiled places left on Earth.
After about 1.5 hours on the water the sun fully comes out and things warm up right as we now dock up to go for a hike in the forest. This place has its own ecosystem here and the guide explained the trees here are the same ones that grow in southern Africa and Australia and that also Bamboo grows here and hardens as the cold weather comes in. Pretty interesting stuff.
After a while we reach the waterfall and this is a great place to rest up and take in the views below. The water is once again clear and unspoiled here.
After a while we hike back then its the boat ride back to Puerto Pañuelo though in the sun now there’s still a nip in the air but my god what a lovely scene all of this was!
Soon enough were back to port and I’m then back on the colectivo to Bariloche. I end up getting back to town about 16:30 and just chill the rest of the day.
There is one more trip to cover and another deep dive on the history of Bariloche before we move to Welsh Patagonia.
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