Off to Bariloche, Argentina….Day 17

Back on the bus again!!! It was sooo fun the last time that we had to do it again!!! Actually, this time it is an actual tour we are taking, which consists of several buses and ferries to cross the Andes mountain range into Argentina, the whole trip, approx. 8hrs…the tour follows the route that more than 400 years ago the Huilliches, the natives of Southern Chile, used as a commercial route, and later the Jesuits of Chiloé used to found the missions in the Nahuel Huapi region…the route is set in the zone of the crystal clear Andean Lakes surrounded by the towering mountains and volcanoes of the Andes….everywhere I looked, it was like staring at a postcard!! Luckily the weather was in our favor (clear skies and sunny, but cold!!) which just made everything seemed that much more surreal (apparently it rains about 280 days a year…just like Vancouver!!!)…

Osorno Volcano in the background...They still consider this an active volcano...

Some of the falls in Parque Nacional Vincente Perez in Chile...

After 2 hrs on the bus, we hopped on one of these babies for another 2 hrs...

Killing time on one of the ferries....

Back on the bus after several ferries and heading to Argentina...believe it or not, this "road" is the main Hwy...i would be wary riding my bike on some sections let alone a 50 passenger bus!!

More crazy "Hwy" action...it is really a lot worse than it looks....

We made it!!! this is the Chile/Argentina border.....I was expecting more....

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The street where our hostel was located...notice the "grey" hue from all the ash?

Still sweeping up!!! Ashes covered the whole town...

Town center Bariloche...you can't see it, but ashes are flyin all over the plce from the wind...

Walking through town center...not sure what I'm actually walking to though...

Bariloche done!! We didn’t actually spend too much time in town as we had to hop on the bus again, this time for 20hrs, to get to Buenos Aires!!! The decision to bus to Buenos Aires wasn’t so much financial as it was necessary…there were no flights leavin Bariloche as the airport was closed for repairs (probably cause of the ash!!). So at 3pm, back at the bus terminal gettin ready to go to Buenos Aires…