Andes Lakes Crossing -
Chile to Argentina - 2005
In January-February 2005 we visited South America before and after our Antarctic Cruise.
49-days - Melbourne - Auckland - Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Ushuaia - 10-day Antarctic Cruise - Ushuaia - El Calafate -
Perito Moreno Glacier - El Calafate - El Chalten - Puerto Natales (Chile) - Torres del Paine NP - Chilean Fiords ferry - Puerto Varas -
Lakes crossing - Bariloche (Argentina) - Buenos Aires - Auckland - Melbourne
This 2-day, 3 lakes, 5 bus trip is an unique experience through stunningly scenic, panoramic countryside
from Puerto Varas in Chile to Bariloche in Argentina.
Mount Osorno (2652m)
In the middle of this scenic trip we stayed overnight at the Puella Hotel.
The hotel is over a 100 years and has an old world charm about it with its wooden floors.
It is in a beautiful, peaceful setting.
We had a great dinner here - salmon pate entree, french onion soup, turkey and vegetables, apple strudel, wine and coffee.
The Peulla Hotel had its own hydro-electricity plant.
With Andrea, one of the Chilean guides, on this 2 day Andean lakes crossing. Behind us is Mount Tronador (3491m), with its glacier.
A few days later we saw the Argentinian side of this mountain with its "black glacier".
Our trip continued to Bariloche in Argentina where we had a hire-car for 3 days,
then 3 nights in Buenos Aires before fling home to Melbourne.
We saw some fantastic scenery in this part of Chile in Patagonia.
In January-February 2005 we visited South America before and after our Antarctic Cruise.
49-days - Melbourne - Auckland - Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Ushuaia - 10-day Antarctic Cruise - Ushuaia - El Calafate -
Perito Moreno Glacier - El Calafate - El Chalten - Puerto Natales (Chile) - Torres del Paine NP - Chilean Fiords ferry - Puerto Varas -
Lakes crossing - Bariloche (Argentina) - Buenos Aires - Auckland - Melbourne
This 2-day, 3 lakes, 5 bus trip is an unique experience through stunningly scenic, panoramic countryside
from Puerto Varas in Chile to Bariloche in Argentina.
Mount Osorno (2652m)
In the middle of this scenic trip we stayed overnight at the Puella Hotel.
The hotel is over a 100 years and has an old world charm about it with its wooden floors.
It is in a beautiful, peaceful setting.
We had a great dinner here - salmon pate entree, french onion soup, turkey and vegetables, apple strudel, wine and coffee.
The Peulla Hotel had its own hydro-electricity plant.
With Andrea, one of the Chilean guides, on this 2 day Andean lakes crossing. Behind us is Mount Tronador (3491m), with its glacier.
A few days later we saw the Argentinian side of this mountain with its "black glacier".
Our trip continued to Bariloche in Argentina where we had a hire-car for 3 days,
then 3 nights in Buenos Aires before fling home to Melbourne.
We saw some fantastic scenery in this part of Chile in Patagonia.
