Castro to Bariloche

ok so castro to bariloche.. Well theres a story that isn't that pretty on this trip of a life time. Reflecting upon the experience I think it was sort of funny but still it was pretty scary at the time. Ok so basically it was the scariest night of my entire life. Mom and Dad if you're reading this it has happened already so your son is still alive and well in Lima, Peru.. Anyways continuing with the story. Why I had this experience was because I was being cheap and wasn't thinking. I was trying to avoid the ATM charge but ended up spending alot more with not much reward. Well I went from Chiloe to Puerto Montt hoping to catch the bus to Bariloche the same day with the connect being around 2 hours apart. Sure the bus had to get there just as the bus was leaving. So I couldn't go get money or pay by credit card such is south america.

Anyways I was being cheap so decided to stay a night in Puerto Montt in which lonely planet recommended not to as it wasn't the best town in the world basically it is just a port city with nothing more than that. The hostel I stayed at was recommended by the bus station attendent in which he said it was cheap and nice. It cost CHP$5000 a night which did not include breakfast. That wasn't so much the problem.

The problem was the room itself. It was the exact size of a jail cell with a jail cell sized window looking toward the wall of the opposite building. In addition to this there was blood stains on the door and on the toilet which wasn't very pleasent. Apart from that the own of this particular hostel demanded the keys to my room at 10pm and proceeded to prevent me from locking the door or leave the house at will. Then he told me to turn off the lights to my room at the same time which was really crazy but you know. I was really worried at that point so ignored his yelling and screaming.. I left at around 5am for the bus station which even though it wasn't the best looking place ever it was relatively so much better than the hostel. anyways that ends that story about the nights stay.

The bus ride across the andes for the first time was so amazing. It was raining so couldn't see so much on the Chilian side of the boarder but on the Argentinan side the bus driver decided to allow me to sit in the jump seat at the front of the bus to admire the view of the surroundings. It was amazing such bright colors and landscapes like you wouldn't believe. As you approach the city of Bariloche you come into view of the lake with a swiss resort like town on the opposite side. You drive though the National Park before reaching the town. I think the only way that I maybe able to describe the scenery is with that of the scenery of Milford Sound.

It was that beautiful..

So next Bariloche.. I'm trying to catch up with my blog so this is all in review.. Sorry peoples I've been a little busy and also without internet for a very long time.