Argentina Trip Study Twenty-Four Hours 13: Bosque Arrayanes & Isla Vittoria; Twenty-Four Hours 14: Circuito Chico: Llao Llao Peninsula

DAY 13, December 10, 2013: Cruise to Bosque de Arrayanes too Isla Victoria

We had booked a cruise to ii islands. We had to attain the port to board our catamaran.

Before nosotros started off, nosotros enjoyed our beach again...sunrise over the pristine lake too snowfall covered mountains was AWESOME!

We caught motorcoach xx inward the contrary administration too went to the port...Puerto Pañuelo.

As seen the fellowship Turisur offers 3 cruises—we took the 1^st.

Here nosotros are on the boat to Bosque de Arrayanes.

We had wanted to boot the bucket yesteryear Cau Cau catamaran but our hotel said they were fully booked too booked us amongst Turisur.

With Turisur at that topographic point was exactly Castilian commentary. The guide gave us a curt translation when nosotros approached her.

The ride on the serene lake was scenic.

Landed on the isle which has a wood of rare arrayanes (myrtle) trees...they tin endure seen exactly inward a Japanese isle other than here.

These are the catamarans... they allow exactly these 2 companies—each is allowed to brand ii trips daily—at 10, too 2.30... nosotros opted for the morn trip. Each boat tin comport 250 people... Visitor release is thus limited.

This isle is on the northern shore of Lake Nahuel Huapi.

BOSQUE LOS ARRAYANES:

The Myrtles National Park was created inward 1971, covers Quetrihué Peninsula amongst an expanse of 1840 hectares.

Love the welcome board—Argentine flag is also ever present.

There are a few boardwalk trails on the island. We started on the primary circuit—800 m. Lovely seeing the dense wood of myrtle trees.

This tree, related to the Australian Eucalyptus, normally grows on the H2O shores, inward really moisture lands. However, pure myrtles forests tin exactly endure institute inward the southward of the quetrihué peninsula too N of the Victoria isle (Nahuel Huapi National Park). The common contains i of the exactly forested communities of Myrtle or Quetri (hence the refer of the Peninsula Quetrihué, which way "place where at that topographic point are Quetris").

The bark of this tree is made of silky-smooth too sparse layers. The plant, through the segregation of tannin, dyes the bark cinnamon red, which falls off too produces their feature whitish spots.

The Arrayan trees, also known every bit myrtles, are normally myrtaceae bushes that grow on the shores of lakes too rivers, inward this percentage they brand upward a thick wood amongst unique characteristics; hither nosotros tin discovery broad torso species, which are 50 feet too every bit quondam every bit half dozen hundred too 50 years, inward around cases.

Quite an awesome sight. The bark is mutual depression temperature to touch. Surprisingly the tree bark becomes white in i lawsuit it is cut...

How the tree reproduces...

Chucao, rayadito too pudu tin endure institute inward this forest—- nosotros saw a pudu on 3 occasions too managed to video it on our concluding hateful solar daytime inward Argentina...

Nice cabin... this cottage was inward the Disney moving-picture present Bambi.

The pro photographers accept a pic hither of all the tourists. Here's the covert grab of a pro photo. Why waste product coin to purchase their re-create when nosotros tin accept a video shot of the TV covert when they present us the pics?

They don't count the release of people when leaving, so it's solely upward to us to brand certain nosotros board the catamaran when it leaves... otherwise, nosotros tin larn left behind on the island.

It's really scenic yesteryear hateful solar daytime but volition larn mutual depression temperature too scary at nighttime if i gets left behind.

There is a 12 km. Earth road that connects Bosque Los Arrayanes to the port of Villa La Angostura. at normal speed, the walk normally takes nearly iii hours. The path is signposted too its difficulty plane is medium, amongst around undulations.

ISLA VITTORIA (VICTORIA ISLAND):

After the wood of myrtle trees, nosotros landed at Victoria Island.

Victoria Island is the largest isle of the Nahuel Huapi Lake.

RED TRAIL:

Here nosotros are on our 1st trail.

Instead of taking the bluish trail 1st every bit the grouping did, nosotros started on the reddish trail. Nice to endure on our own..

Cedar tree here.

This is a Museum...nice wood panelled roof... had a native boat.

Nice to walk through the dense tree lined paths too appreciate the numerous tree species such every bit the sequoias, birches, firs, scent trees, pines, etc. These exotic species were imported from Europe too the the States yesteryear the previous owners to exercise a large garden center.

Huge trees...rustic seats for relaxing,,,.

Huge cypress trees...cypress avenue.

Conical fir trees seen inward distance.

We took both these trails...red too orange!

ORANGE TRAIL:

rosa mosquito—musk rose and Spanish broom xanthous flowers...

WHITE TRAIL:

Here nosotros are on laissez passer on of the white trail—-we were non supposed to exercise this but nosotros climbed all the way up...and were rewarded yesteryear this wonderful view.

The board shows where nosotros are... from our reddish trail, nosotros had gone on the white trail every bit well.

Our boat had docked to the correct of puerto anchorena... nosotros had 1st started on the reddish trail too and so gone off a fleck on the orangish trail also.

Then nosotros retraced too went upward the reddish trail too reached this white trail too got to this lovely viewpoint.

We too so went downwards too did a fleck of the xanthous trail but the Sun was blazing... so nosotros did non boot the bucket upward to the paintings (pinturas).

We retraced too took the bluish trail of cerro bella vista too and so came back.

Sat at the scenic viewpoint close the pier for 1/2 hour, had our nutrient too reached our boat yesteryear 4.30.

That is the summary but hither re the details...

Row of giant sequoia—the largest tree inward the world.

These are nire—-antarctic beech –trees.

Giant sequoia—redwood trees. They are the world's largest trees.

However, the wood is non really rigid too is unsuitable for structure work. Without knowing this, the timber antechamber inward the United States of America has felled several giant sequoia trees... the trees interruption to pieces every bit they autumn too bulk of the wood is wasted.. the balance was used for making matches. when people knew of this, at that topographic point was an uproar too a ban on cutting sequoia!!!

Here's a giant sequoia inward unopen quarters. ...

YELLOW TRAIL:

This is the xanthous trail.

There are around cave paintings yesteryear ancient Mapuche Indians.

This trail was along the coast too quite scenic but this was i of the really few shaded spots... inward other places, the Sun was blazing.

Crystal clear lake too lush vegetation against mount backdrop...on the xanthous trail.

We quit the xanthous trail too went toward the bluish trail. Did Bella vista on the way

BELLA VISTA TRAIL:

We went upward the Cerro Bella Vista trail.

Climbed the 900 m. (3000 feet) high Bella Vista Mount —earlier they had a cable auto here...

The Maravilla balcony has viewpoints along the descent path amongst 100 twelvemonth quondam coigues too cypresses. playa=beach; pinturasa=paintings.

On the bella vista trail—a lovely stance point on balcon maravilla.

BLUE TRAIL:

Blue trail starts here...the board says ida y vuelta fourth dimension is 1 hr but the path is pretty steep too at that topographic point is exactly i way—the other is closed..

Trail goes on too on... lovely views at the goal every bit usual!

Fin de sendero= goal of trail.

Coastal trail:

This is the coastal trail.

Better expect at cypress trees.

The plane of difficulty of each trail— nosotros did all of them. Hugely rewarding!

Bought a magnet from the souvenir store too boarded the boat.

WHAT AN AWESOME DAY!

Dec 11, 2013, CIRCUITO CHICO AT LLAO LLAO:

6am: Packing up...we were taking the 1.30 flying to Buenos Aires to grab our onward flying to Miami at 11.

We wanted to larn out the hotel yesteryear 11.30.

So nosotros checked out at 7, kept our bags amongst them too took the motorcoach to Llao llao hotel.

Since the hotel breakfast is till 10.30, nosotros decided to accept it afterwards nosotros came dorsum from our walk.

7am: nosotros caught the no xx , got downwards at Llao Llao hotel. Llao llao was the concluding halt inward the contrary administration toward west. We had taken this motorcoach umpteen times from our hotel into centro... toward east.

Also inward the contrary administration to the port for our cruise to the ii islands —Bosque de arrayanos too Isla Vittoria.

CIRCUITO CHICO AGAIN:

Our hotel had given us a v peso motorcoach card, nosotros loaded it amongst pesos from the local store too used i bill of fare for our trips... inward the goal nosotros had xl pesos left too nosotros returned the bill of fare to the hotel. The going telephone commutation charge per unit of measurement had been 81/2 peso for a dollar inward Bariloche.

Lovely climbing roses on a post...we decided to piece of occupation the morn to walk the circuito chico trail close Llao llao hotel before going dorsum to our hotel for breakfast... breakfast is from 8.30—10.30.

The hotel staff does non allow non guests larn into their premises, nosotros walked inward the picturesque surroundings.

We preferred to endure far from middle too nosotros were happy how our conclusion worked out.

Golf course of education on the correct . Lots of squeamish birds on the golf game course... managed to larn this i inward the pic.

At Port Panuelo—this is where nosotros had come upward the previous hateful solar daytime for our tour to ii islands—Bosque de arrayanes too Isla Victoria. Port Pañuelo is at km 25.

Another golf game course and the lake beyond... saw a pudu, the smallest deer.

We injure upward our walk, caught a motorcoach too went dorsum to our hotel yesteryear 10.

Lovely breakfast... fresh squeezed orangish juice, strawberry too other fruits, warm croissants, yogurt, bread, cheese...there were brownies too cakes too. The breadstuff slices had diversity —rye breadstuff amongst caraway seeds was slap-up —-toasted them to our liking. Hot chocolate was awesome!

Bariloche is famous for chocolates too nosotros had gorged on artisenal chocolate from a nearby shop.... bought several batches.

Hotel called upward a taxi for us to board our flying to Buenos Aores

When the domestic flying from Bariloche reached Buenos Aires, nosotros collected our bag, got a costless ride to the international aerodrome inward their shuttle. From the international airport, nosotros boarded our flying to Miami.

At the airport—had to board belatedly every bit staff opened all bags before boarding too threw off liquids!!!

Reached Miami, took our flying dorsum to Houston.

The ii calendar week Argentine opor-garai inward the pristine southern percentage had been AWESOME...

This had been our minute see to the country... both visits were FANTASTIC! We promise to return!

Our side yesteryear side study is on our FABULOUS see to Peru:
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