After being kindly woken by the dogs again, first stop was the kayak shop to check the lay of the land. Weather wise it was looking good, the problem now was a lack of petrol in the guy's truck - and also in the local petrol stations... With the kayaking not scheduled until the afternoon anyway we tried to follow a footpath along the lakeside to a viewpoint. It sounded straightforward enough, however there were no signposts at all and a vast array of small paths...

The bus from Pucón to San Martin de los Andes took around 4 hours including a rural border crossing back into Argentina. To be honest Chile and Argentina are blending into one. San Martin is in Patagonia, Argentina, and the area follows the Pucón model of lakes and forested mountains. No volcanos here though. The town itself is also extremely pretty, also essentially a ski resort with an array of summer activities to boot. There is clearly more money here, wit...