Day 8 - She said: Today, we were tired and decided to take the later bus into town even though we'd have to walk to the Puerto, which was about 2.5k from El Cruce, the centre of town. The earlier bus would've gotten us right to where we wanted to go, but we just couldn't make ourselves get up at 7 after our hike yesterday. And why were we going to the Puerto? Why, sailing with Jorge, of course! We were taken across Lago Nahuel Huapi to Bosque de Arrayanes, and...

Day 7. He said: Bariloche. We started with an early bus ride into town, leaving at about the same time the resort employees were arriving. It felt good to be getting an early start on the day. We went directly to the bus terminal to buy our tickets for Bariloche. Turned out to be approximately US$22 for both of us, round-trip. I can handle that. After having café cortado at the shop next to the bus station (where we listened to German internet radio and made p...

Day 7 - She said: Today was just awesome all around. First of all, it was gorgeous out all day long. Second, I got to see a former colleague / fellow corporate escapee. We also did a better job of speaking Spanish than we have on any other day so far, and had an unexpected adventure that led to the most amazing view I've ever seen, with a possible exception of the Cinque Terre hike. So, we had an early start and took the local bus into the bus depot. I managed...

Day 6 - She said: Hola! So, after I left you yesterday, we went back to our hotel. I spoke to the taxi driver entirely in Spanish. Not only did I get us home, I also told him that I liked his music, to which he replied, "rock and roll." When we got back, we put away our groceries. I continued the Spanish kick by asking our waitress, in Spanish, what sauce she recommended to go with the trout ravioli. Trout ravioli you say? Yes. This is what I learned. If...

Day 6. He said: Today turned out to be a bit of a lazy day. First, we were up for breakfast before our beach hike. Today's photo is a panorama at the mouth of a river on the hike. Amazing terrain here. It's still astonishing how much it looks like Canada, and how different it is at the same time. After the hike, we went back to the room for lunch and a siesta, then planned on getting rental bikes when the rental place opened at 2. Except we read the sign from o...