Breathtaking Bariloche
Day 60, Thu Oct 28 Bariloche
My luck has run out. The weather is bad and it is pouring rain.
After breakfast, I head up to Cerro Otto, which is a 3 hour hike. I enjoy some lovely views before the clouds obscure my view. I enjoyed the hike, but it seemed pointless to continue. I turn back at a ski resort. I am a week late for the ski season.
Head back to the hostel, grab some lunch and off to Lake Gutierrez. A 6 km hike along the lake and in the forest (national park), with the inevitable waterfall, makes me happy that I decided to curtail my view-hunting-Cerro-Otto-related activities. Nice day in the end, but the weather does mean that my photos will not reflect the true allure of my surroundings.
Day 61, Fri Oct 29 Bariloche
Off to Llao llao peninsula to do some more hiking in the rain. The enjoyable hikes to Lago Escondido and the breathtaking (I am running out of adjectives) views from Cerro Llao Llao (pronounced Zhao Zhao) make trudging in the rain worthwhile.
I am mostly all alone on most of the trails! The only folks I run into is a pleasant Argentine couple in their 50s. They inform me that they run a business, named Gandhi, selling Indian goods – clothes, incense, etc.
The 5 hours in the rain tire me and I fall asleep on the bus back to the hostel from Llao Llao. I make a salad and treat myself to a glass of Malbec!
At 5 am, I am rudely awaken by the noise made by a young couple having sex in the bed next to me. I leave the room to give them a good 10 minutes to wrap up business. At least, they are saved the embarrassment of facing me as I am headed to El Bolson asap!
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Damu