San Pedro de Atacama

After an unsuccessful few days in Pucón where the weather was too bad to see anything, we made our way up Chile, passing through Santiago to get to San Pedro de Atacama, the closest town to the Atacama desert and other nearby attractions.

Death Valley

Moon Valley and the Andes

Early morning geysers at -10

Wildlife Count: Fox, Llamas, wild rabbits

Bus or plane hours logged: 43 hours

Mosquito Bites: 0

Stuff Lost: 0

San Martín de los Andes

Also in the Argentinian Lake District, we made a stop at San Martín de los Andes, a sweet town in a very beautiful setting.

More picturesque bus journeys

Wildlife Count: Rabbit and a llama (from the bus)

Bus or plane hours logged: 4 hours

Mosquito Bites: 0

Stuff Lost: 0

Next Stop: Pucón

Bariloche

After a beautiful 23 hour bus ride from Buenos Aires, we spent three nights in Bariloche on the shores of Lago Nahuel Huapi, walking in the picturesque National Park nearby and embracing the chilly air that reminded us of home.

Photos from the bus

The peninsula

Our lunch spot

Looking down on Bariloche

Wildlife Count: Eagles (according to James)

Bus or plane hours logged: 23 hours

Mosquito Bites: 0

Stuff Lost: 0

Next Stop: San Martín de los Andes