on saturday, it started raining, but that did not deter ben and i from some more exploring. we rented a car and headed out to the largest ski resort mountain and town in the Bariloche area...called Cerro Catedral. because of the weather, the views of the mountain and town were not great. as we were leaving, we noticed parts of the road had been closed down. we were not told why, only to take an alternate route. about 15 minutes later we found the reason. as i was driving a around a blind curve, out of no where appeared one of the rally cars attempting to pass cars. i slammed the brakes and just barely avoided a head on collision with car #23. we knew the rally car race was going on, but no one told us we would be a part of it. luckily, we escaped without damage...however, our eyes were peeled for the rest of the trip back to Bariloche. we spotted several other rally cars on the road on the way back. who knew that they would actually be racing on the normal streets with everyday traffic. after lunch we made a trip to the northern edge of the lakes to a small town called Villa de Angostura. it is a small ski town located on the edge of another national forest.
on sunday, we took a boat tour to the Parque Nacional de los Arrayanes and Isla Victoria. unfortunately i was having my pictures from my memory card transferred to a CD that day, so i didn´t have my camera with me...but ben did and when i get those pics, they will be included. the day was gorgeous and we got to explore the 2 areas. the Parque Nacional de los Arrayanes features the arrayane tree (i may be saying that wrong) that soaks up some much liquid that it kills surrounding plants and also does not have bark. instead, it has a coffee colored surface that is surpisingly smooth and cool to the touch. the forests of these trees made for a remarkable site. from there we went to Isla Victoria, the largest lake in Parque Nahuel Huapi (in which Bariloche is located). the forest features trees transplanted from all over the world, including the giant sequoias from california.
bariloche is an unbelievable town and one that i will be back to visit. for anyone looking to head south to argentina, this place must be on your list!
today we flew from Bariloche to Buenos Aires and will be here until wednesday morning. we will then be heading up to Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Paraguay in the very northeast corner of Argentina. we cant wait. Iguazu Falls is supposed to be one of those places that you visit and the images and sounds never leave your memory.
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