A perspective of Lago Nahuel Huapi from a surrounding peak.
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35.02 Moreno Lake as an introduction to San Carlos Bariloche, Argentina, the first 7 days.
Moreno Lake in the morning. We had been planning to visit Patagonia, in Chile and Argentina, for a couple of years. Jenni was always more motivated than me for an adventure in this region of the world. I had developed the South American attitude of mañana, maybe later. One of the problems encountered or envisioned was travel arrangements. They would, and have proved, to be awkward. Language is of course a barrier but does not faze us much—we have a better understanding of communication these days—'silence is golden'. Nevertheless, to be able to speak Spanish would be a wonderful attribute—it'll have to wait until our next lives, should we live that long. It took 5 flights to reach San Carlos de Bariloche, not an attractive proposition, made worse because of a few long layovers. Some have observed we are pretty dumb to climb mountains. All mountains are the same, they maintain. Therefore, it seems even dumber to travel long and cumbersome distances when Mount Woods...