Our trip through the heart of Patagonia began just a few days ago departing Bariloche, Argentina at 8:00pm with buses Marga.Our journey was to first take us to Perito Moreno, about half way to El Calafate, through the towns of Esquel, Rio Mayo and a few other small hamlets in the middle of the bleak paramo. As the evening turned to night we left the outskirts of the touristy Bariloche passing more lakes and the jagged surrounding peaks became just a silhouette o...

A hot and breezy afternoon with plentiful sunshine and a cloudless sky covers Lago Nahuel Huapi here in Bariloche, Argentina. Our arrival here from Puerto Montt two days ago was an easy bus ride and border crossing into Argentina, our fifth country now, just a little behind "schedule"….whatever that is. We had a bit more desire to cover the lakes region more in depth, especially after the incredible scenery from the bus windows traveling from Pue...