One of the things we read up on so muc before we left was the 7 lakes route (Ruta de los Siete Lagos). This route winds through a series of lakes in the mountains between San Martin and Bariloche. The route is only tarred half way which definately adds to the appeal. We had looked into hiring a small car and was delighted to find out that this would be possible.
With me behind the wheel on the wrong side of the car we set off (in a Corsa... made by Chevrolet...???) on one of the most amazing journeys of my life. I will not bore you with all the times we said "wow" and "this is amazing" - but trust me, it is amazing. This i can say to anyone and everyone i know - Take a journey, come to this place.
We turned of the "main" route and headed to Lago Traful where we found a free campsite. In a setting that would make Cape Union Mart envious we pitched our tents and had a wonderful evening next to this beautiful lake.
The next day we continued on this journey passing many more view points and magical places.
We moved camp further down Lago Traful as we could not get enough of the peace and quiet.
Oh, and for all the fishermen out there - this is a little piece of heaven...!!
On the third day the weather had turned a bit miserable though and we only went as far as the closest coffee shop (was quite hard to find out here!!). At this point i have to be honest and say that we had a wet, cold and unpleasant evening camping but hey, it's all part of the great adventure!
Early the next morning we had to drop off the little car before catching the bus to Bariloche.
This place, this area has been an incredible blessing to see - could spend weeks exploring it with bike / car / hiking or kayaking!! Amazing
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