Sailing Across the Andes
In and around South America
The brochure said ‘Sail Across the Andes’. How! The brochure said that we could go by bus and boat quite literally across the lakes and over passes with fantastic scenery and stunning views of both mountains and volcanoes along the way. That was an invitation not to be turned down.
To get to the starting point, we flew from Canberra to Sydney, to Auckland, to Santiago in Chile and finally to the small town of Bariloche, just on the Argentinean side of the Andes.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Jennie and David
-
1
Bariloche - Chocolate Heaven
What a magical place is Bariloche! It’s known as 'chocolate heaven’ but it’s not just the chocolates that are unbelievable - the scenery is out of... Continue reading »
-
2
Bariloche to Frias
Leaving the Eidelweiss Hotel in Bariloche at around 09.45, we drove along the road that skirts the large Nahuel Huapi lake for about half an h... Continue reading »
-
3
Across the Andes to Chile
At the border post at Lake Frias, Eduardo took over as our Chilean guide even though technically speaking, we were now... Continue reading »
-
4
Puerto Varas - 'City of Roses'
Puerto Varas - a place billed in the brochures as a top tourist destination in Chile and a "city of roses". Roses - I l... Continue reading »
-
5
Fish Markets of Puerto Montt
It took just half an hour for the bus ride down the Pan American Highway from Puerto Varas to the port city of Puerto Montt. Our main place of... Continue reading »
Would you like to comment or ask a question?