Bariloche

After all the whale spotting on the coast we headed towards the mountains in hopes for snow, but arriving to Bariloche and seeing the mountain tops with merely a few patches of the white stuff quickly wiped away our dreams of champagne powder. The weather was cold, but nowhere cold enough for snow, so instead of snowboarding we decided to go for a hike to a refugio, ironically so near the skifield that the trek started from the base of the same mountain.

The hike was pretty easy, and probably not the most exciting, untill we got closer to the refugio which lies by a frozen lagoon hugged by mountains all around. But that´s not all - you could rent ice skates at the refugio and go skating on the lagoon!! We were out there like two children for hours untill the darkness started to set upon us and we had to give our toes a rest. The ice was perfectly smooth and with nobody else on this amazing ice skating rink surrounded by mountains we felt pretty spoilt, once again.

The following day we returned to Bariloche where we ended up spending a week just relaxing and visiting a few sites.