good morning good morning good morning guys were up bright and early braving
the elements it's very chilly there's a boat like almost a 15 to 20 degree
temperature difference between mid-afternoon and morning like you have
them bundle up you can see our breath right now yeah you can you can look at
that maybe no quite it's there it's there but today we are up an early
because we are joining a tour we're going to be driving the road of the 7
lakes in patagonia yeah and it's between where we're staying right now san martin de los
andes and villa la angostura 107 kilometers yes seven lakes seven lakes in argentina we go
through National Park yes meant to be one of the most beautiful drives in the
whole country yeah it's gonna be a full-day excursion exactly and we're
doing a tour but it's also very popular as a do-it-yourself option as well if
you have your own vehicle like if you've driven here or you rent a car something
you can do on your own but the easiest thing for us to do is to join a tour and
I what we're doing so we're waiting for a bus to arrive yeah it is early we
picked up a few passengers in town and then it was time to hit the road this
famous drive known as the route of the 7 lakes goes through two national parks
Lanín and Nahuel Huapi and along the way you get to witness vast forest
snow-capped mountains and of course the seven lakes it's a full-day excursion in
the sight from the lakes we also made stops at scenic lookouts a waterfall and
the town of Villa La Angostura where we had some free time to explore
but more on that later first official stop of the day we are at
Cascada Vuliñanco waterfall oh yeah it's got a means
waterfall there you have it you have it and the weather has been fascinating we
started off with pure Sun when we left and then we went into thick cloud and
fog oh yeah I know it's lifted again where we are but man see it's still in
the distance yeah from the bow it's just fog later felt like driving through
clouds so there's typically one more stop prior to this but because we
couldn't see anything and we're gonna do it on the way back in the afternoon
hopefully the the fog will in the cosmos yeah
so we are now at our second stop that was a very short Drive this one is Lake
Falkner it's very beautiful there's a read along the edge of the lake and
there's still clouds hanging low in the horizon it's a very quiet lake as well
great peaceful this is the most tranquil spot we've well they've only had
suddenly our second stop but the most tranquil so far I'd say yeah and they
said there's no camping here but there's a beautiful beach where you can come and
spend the day you can bring your camper van and whatever so it's very nice also
I've been I've been reading the information this one's named this lake
is named after Thomas Falkner who was a Jesuit missionary and a scientist and an
explorer fascinating I've found that its name always a forever what a motor
pumping my shot the fog started to lift about mid morning and we were finally
able to see the mountain ranges and forests all around us in patagonia as we drove along
route 40 our guide and shared some fun facts about the places we were visiting
and also made sure to teach us about the local flora and fauna they also had
plenty of time to snap photos at each stop
we are now visiting lago escondido which means hidden lake it's the smallest lake
we're going to visit on this tour and it is surrounded by trees I believe these
are called go away and our tour guide was explaining that the lake looks green
because of the reflection of the trees that surrounded and apparently this
forest is also home to the putu putu which is the smallest deer in the world
it lives here
our next stop was at a guesthouse in camping spot which is located on the
shores of Lago Correntoso awesome here we encountered a little farm with ducks
geese cats and dogs it was my happy place we have now
stopped that local and also best stop ever because we've seen ducks
dogs cats Sam has befriended a fluffy little cat grooming Meow's is having a bath
they also had coffee and salty Donuts for sales so I got a little mid-morning
snack what do you munching on little snack
it's called torta frita fried cake it's like a salty doughnut made with grease
and I mostly got it to have something warm to hold in my hands because it is
ice cold do you remember to get me one no how
much were they by the way I think 15 I just handed over a bill and got some
change okay
nextly guys this one is called Lago Espeio which means at Mirror Lake I'd say it
lives up to its name wouldn't you sounds glued to the camera Lika speck
Lake Espeio really lives up to its name with its near like waters this was the calmest of
the lakes we visited that day and we could see the clouds trees and mountains
all reflected in the water it was a thing of beauty and here we have Lake
Lago Lake Nahuel huapi this is the last of the seven lakes before reaching the town of
Villa La Angostura in Argentina I'm starting to get hungry
so ready for lunch
we then drove to the town of Villa La Angostura where we had been a few days
prior this time making a stop in puerto Mansano
we had some free time to walk around the port and snap some photos this location
is slightly outside of the town and not as easy to reach on foot but it has lots
of hotels cottages and beautiful beaches so I'm glad we got to see it
well guys we're back in town back in Villa La Angostura and
they've given us 30 minutes to go and visit the two bays Bahia Brava Bahia Mansa via but we've already been here and there done that it's beautiful beautiful
but we did it Audrey is more hungry than anything else we still have 30 minutes
before we can go for food so I got an Alfajor oh look at the filling in
there that's a generous amount that's an insane about did a good way how is it
and this pack of three was what 40 40 pesos so basically just slightly over a
US dollar that's a pretty good deal I can't wait to try mine
and then it was finally time for lunch we certainly could have tried a new
restaurant but if you've been following our videos you know that we became
slightly obsessed with the food at El Esquiador during our stay in this town I
think this was our fifth time eating there in the span of a week and the best
thing about coming back here is I guess it you had our favorite restaurant a bit
our bodegon el esquiador and we ordered our favorite dish yes the deer the
air we're like reliving our best meal today and I'm so excited for this idea
we weren't sure if he's gonna be open to Sunday yeah we had our fingers crossed
really no lucky open we're so lucky to complementary bread basket you guys yes
suffice it to say it was delicious but you already knew that
after lunch we met up with the rest of the group and started the drive back to
san martin de los andes you guys know me of course I instantly fell asleep the
minute I got on the bus so here are some beautiful landscapes that Sam filmed
along the way by the time I woke up but we were arriving at our seventh lake in patagonia and
final stop of the day and here is our final Lake of the day this was meant to
be our first Lake Lago Machónico there were low-hanging clouds covering
our view this morning when we drove past so we stopped just now we're almost back
San Martin De Los Andes on this beautiful all the lakes have been beautiful what can I
say lastly of the day mr. cameraman it's hard to believe been to a lot of all
been impressive like this one yeah there's you've been able to walk right
now leak yeah smaller or bigger yes we've had completely different light and
weather throughout the day so what more could you ask for right mm-hmm
glad you did the trip yeah definitely
well well guys Rebecca knows a wonderful tour Oh triangle oh my gosh like the
amount of beautiful lakes in this region and it's all just within or roughly 100
kilometers - yeah that's my shocking I have to see it like when we were first
thinking about like Oh what tours can we do around here and Sam wanted to do the
7 lakes in Argentina I was against it because we had already traveled by bus yeah
from Villa La Angostura to summer theme that us on dislike the exact same
rap it's like we're gonna drive that again there and back why do you what but
yeah it was really cool because this time around we got to stop at the
different lookout points yeah and like we got to go down to the lake for a few
of the stops and we got to meet some nice cats and dogs and ducks and geese I
think he's so there's wildlife and then what was it the Sheep that no the Sheep
what I don't have the receipt crossing except sheep it was it's been a long day
in the floods are those creatures so yeah what we're all fantastic guys if
you're if you're on the fence whether to do it or not absolutely do it again we
had a really good guide and Driver enthusiastic people who really enjoyed
their job joint socializing with people which I've really good luck in Argentina
with really good tour leaders they've all been just enthusiastic and great I
mean the tour was in Spanish so I didn't understand everything
hey I translated for you of it it'd be important before the fact but um oh we
should mention them right so let me pulled up out of my purse so I can tell
you the truth okay so yeah we're just having up the county here which is a
typical plate that we prepare our crackers fruit pears tomatoes
nuts okay so I have the ticket in hand now the price for the tour
was sixteen hundred pesos per person which is basically $40 yeah there are no
extra costs like no entrance fees anywhere we just have to take care of
our own lunch they suggested a restaurant meet but we decided to it's
our favorite because I already know the food there and when I ask people later
like oh how was lunch they said you know so-so in a bit over price so maybe my
only suggestion for the tour would be find your own restaurants you do your
own yeah and I mean the further you eat away from the center the cheap it will
mean it's definitely more touristy and in a particular town but um overall just
a great tour I do it again tomorrow that's how fun it was I wouldn't take it
again tomorrow but it's worth doing once anyway that's it that's it for now and
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